BRITISH SUCCESS AT BAZENTIN
GERMANS FOILED ON THE YSER SIGNS OF ENEMY'S RETREAT IN THE WEST I Aaatralian-Ncw Zealand Cable Association. London, August 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Wo oa.ptured an additional two 'hundred yards of trendies northward of Bazentin-le-Petit. The German artillery was active all night between the Somnio and the Ancro, suid heavily shelled the neighbourhood of Bethune. Our guns retaliated by shelling the railway station and barracks. (Ike. August 28, 8.45 p.m.) London, August 28. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Bad weather has hampered our operations. Wo Rained ground west of Giuchy. There is artilleryactivity on both sides. We blew up some bomb stores and exploded some mines between Ncuvo Chapelle and Armpjitiores." FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Paris, August 27. A French olfioial communique states: "Bad weather continues to hamper our operations. The Germans thrice at night attacked the wood between Vaux and Chapitre, but were repulsed with heavy losses. We repulsed many coups-de-main in tho Lorraine, and checked an attack on a. front of 800 yards at Croix St. Jean." (Rec. August 28, 8.5 p.m.) Paris, August 28. A French official communique states: "Bad weather continues. There is nothing of an important nature to 'report." THE "HAIG FORMULA" FOB ATTACK ARTILLERY HORRORS FOR THE GERMANS. ("The Times."l (Rec. August 28, 7 p.m.) London, August 27. The correspondent at Headquarters writes:,"The over-increas-ing ferocity and localisation of the bombardment illustrate the new form of stratepp' whioh has developed. The Haig formula comprises sudden attacks, succeeding a terrific artillery fire. No bombardments of the war arc comparable with tli© indescribable punishment which has been inflicted on the German positions in our successive advances in Thibpval. Tho horror of the hurricane of bombardments is increased by their suddenness. They c ° me without warning, as if tho sky suddenly darkened, the earth exploded, and tho heavens opened with a hailstorm of which every stone thunderbolt." The correspondent pays a tribute to the Armies' spirits. "Tho men are full of jesting and laughter. There is no sign of stalcness or failing, confidence. The greatly increased proportion of German officers who have teen captured in the recent actions suggests tho likelihood of a new German regulation that officers are not to save their own lives, but to remain and hold the men from surrendering. Another possibility is that the intensity of the artillery makes escape impossible." GERMAN ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE YSER REPULSED WITH; LOSS, BY THE 'BELGIANS. Auatraliau-Now Zealand Cable* Association.' - / London, August 27. A Belgiau official communique states: "The Germans attempted to cross the-Yser Canal near Hetsas, but were repulsed with heavy losses." i THE ENEMY'S COMMUNIQUE London, August' 27. A German official communique states: "Repeated •British attacks southward of Thiepval and northward of Pozieres wero repulsed by desperate hand-to-hand fighting. Attacks by the ouemy northward of Bassentin-10-Petit and High Wood were unsuccessful. French attacks were also mad? by strong forces in the Maurepas-Clery seotor. The'enemy penetrated tho German lines northward of Clery, but woro ejected. Our fire broke French attacks at Thiaumont and Floury. Wo brought down seven aeroplanes." /.. • , ' SEMI-OFFICIAL ADMISSION OF PROBABLE RETREAT. /■ Paris,- August 27. A semi-official note in a German newspaper attempts to reassur© the publio regarding tho French and Brtisli offensive. It says: "Franco and Britain have used against us evorythinf* they possessed in the., way of men, jxuns, and/ ammunition. The only', result, _ after a fight lasting forty-eight days, and enduring tho heaviest sacrifices, is the. bending in of our line, reaching at the most, pronounced point a half a centimetre on the map. The worst that could happen us is that we might bo obliged,* as on the Jfante, to abandon a portion of the conquered territory, in order to straighten our front, and enable us to offer, on well-organised positions, two centimetres eastward tho same resistance as we are maintaining on tho Sommo." This is the first German semi-official admission of the possibility of the abandonment of tho present lines. »
THROWN BACK ON THE DEFENSIVE. (Rec. August 28, 8.45 p.m.) , ParlSi 'August 28. According to news from Amsterdam tlio Germans, are said to be abandoning any further important action on tho Western front, continuing a purely defensive action, hoping to prolong tho war' -until their enemy has been exhausted. ANTWERP. GARRISON TROOPS DRAWN* ON. (Bee. August 28, 8.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 28. The "Echo de Beige" learns that are constant night movements of Gorman trains carrying troops from the Antwerp garrison to the frQnt. BELGIUM, A VAST MINE-FIELD New Yorkj August 27. _M. Huysmans, an expert munition-maker, who escaped from Belgium, has arrived in' the United States.' He says the Germans have mined the whole country, including towns and cities. Bombs are,everywhere, and are electrically controlled. A German, officer boasted that, if the Germans were forced to rotire from Mgium-they would not leave anything standing. If the Belpfyins refuso to do munition work, their wives and daughters would be deported to Germany. _ DESTRUCTIVE RAID BY ALLIES' AIR SQUADRON Amsterdam, August 27. Tho "Echo de Beige" states that an Allied air squadron bombed the neighbourhood of Ghent on August 25. Tliero were two his explosions, and it is believed that two munition depots were, destroyed. It is rumoured that the damage and tho number of victims were very great. A gunpowder depot at Meicelbeke ' was also destroyed, and a Zeppelin was damaged. • ■*
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