THE BRITISH FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2866, 2 September 1916, Page 9

THE BRITISH FRONT

BAVARIANS SURRENDER The Higli Commissioner reports: London,. August 31, 5 p.m. The British official report says: "At Martinpuich during the operations reported yesterday .evening-,- 128 Bavarians surrendered .without attempting to return to their otto lines. "We. successfully. gassed the enemy along a broad front ,it Arras and also at Armentieres." . HUNS SURRENDER FREELY SENTRIES TIED TO POSTS . Anstralian-New. Zealand Cable Association. London, August 30. "The' Times'" correspondent at Headquarters states that Germans are surrendering freely. * When we reach the trenches they•'cannot . stand t.he bayonet's end bombs. . Trustworthy officers report that' they found-bodies-.of German-sentries.tied to posts. One had been .beheaded by a. 6lielf. Presumably the practice is'a form of punishment. / > A LOST TRENCH. GERMAN ADMISSION. London, August 31. A "German'" communique - states: "Near Roclincowt we lost a trench projecting towards the enemy."

IN PARROY FOREST ENEMY'S COUP-DE-MAIN The High Commissioner reports:—: London, August 31, 6.5 p.m. A French official report states: "The Germans attempted a coup-de-main at Parroy Forest (20 miles cast of Nanof) and penetrated a portion of our Drenches. They were immediately driven out by a counter-attack." " A CRENADE ATTACK; ' EASILY- REPULSED. 1 (Rep. September 1, 8:50; p.m.) . . Paris, September 1. A French communique -states: "A grenade attack on the positions at Maurepas Wood,was- easily repulsed. Minor operations enabled us tor pm» gress southward of Estrees and southwest of the Soyecourv Wood." LOSS OF A SALIENT ADMITTED. ffisut«r> Telecrram.l . (Rec; September--1, 10.45 p.m.)'Amsterdam, September 1. To-night's German' communique, the first signg<j»b.v Ludendorff, admits that yesterday they , lost a salient. jutting towards Martinpuich.