UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACKS BY THE ENEMY
SOUTH OF THE SOMME ONE GERMAN COMPANY ALMOST; ANNIHILATED The, High Commissioner reports London, September 14, 3.15 p.m. The ..French official; report ■states:..;' South of the Somme the enemy attacked, unsucce'ssfuUyj. different.parts, .of our new front west-of Ghauln'es. One enemy company was caught under; our fire, .and' was' almost'annihilated." (Bj'-'TelograßK—Press ' - , Australian-Key. Zealand Cable Association/' London, September 14." —A French communique states: "We repulsed, many German night attacks north of the..Somme. ..The Germans made several fruitless attempts against our new front south of tlie.; Somme. ' . " ■ "We repulsed two "German attacks at Vaux Chapitre." FURTHER PROGRESS OF BRITISH NEAR GINCHY. . London, September 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The situation is unchanged., There have been the usual artillery bombardments on both sides southward of Ancre, particularly atPozieres. We'further progressed northward of Ginchy, and successfully raided the neighbourhood of Souchez." GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE REPULSED ATTACKS. London, September 14. A German communique states: '-'We repuised attacks between Ginchy and the Somme. "We gained ground by infantry engagements west of Souvill© (north-east of Verdun)." .. -- • r " LE PRIEZ FARM CAPTURED BY. AN ASSAULT. The High Commissioner reports • . . '. London, September 14, 11.40 p.m. A French officialrepbrt says:- "North of the Somme we extended our position- on that part of our-front facing Combles, and took by. assault the south-east'corhcr of this locality at. Le Hriez Farm, which was an organised enemy Wo entirely, maintained'all positions gained. "South of the Somme. we,progressed with grenade attack cast of en-Santerre."-A British official report.'st'ates: "General situation unchanged." THE TOWN OF COMBLES ISOLATED Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. * (Rec. September 15, 10.45 p;th.) . • , ■-■■■. Paris, September 15. When the French captured' Le Prion Farm they found it resembled tho famous labyrinth in the complexity of its defences. It was protected with an unusual numh'er of block-houses and other armoured cement works, and great numbers of machine-guns, and thus formed the advance work of defending Combles, which is now isolated. Fricourt, under similar circumstances, fell within twenty-four hours. ■ Mont St. Quentin is only 350 feet high, but is protected by three rivers—the Tortille in the jiorth, the Somme in the west, and the Cologne in the south. Thus there is only a- single corridor eastward from whence it can receive a supply of shells, aiid "the French artillery has practically closed this corridor. ' . ' INHABITANTS EXPELLED FROM. PERONNE. Amsterdam, September 14. Two thousand inhabitants, who had been expelled from Peronne, havo arrived at Givet (25 miles south of Namur). TEST MOBILISATION DEMANDED BY DUTCH COMMANDER f'TliP Tira*s.") ' (Rec. September 15, 7.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, September 14. .It is rumoured- that mobilisation orders have been prepared for the fifteenth. . .The Press states that it is a test mobilisation, becauso the Dutch commander, is dissatisfied at the theoretical security and dosires tho experiment of a rapid mobilisation. EXTRAORDINARY NAVAL CREDIT IN HOLLAND. (Ecuter's Telesrraro.) (Rec. September 15, 10.45 p.m.) The Hague, September 15. A Bill has been introduced into the Second Chamber for an extraordinary naval credit of 3£ million florins for the second half of 1916. SUPREME HOPES SHATTERED AGAINST THE WALLS OF VERDUN (Beater's Telegram.) . Paris, September 14. Ihere was an. unique ceremony at Verdun, when M.l'oincaro (President) in tho presence of representatives of the Allies, presented the town with the decorations conferred on it by tho Allies in recognition of the defence. M. Pomcare, in'a speech,.said that supreme hopes had been shattered against the walls of Verdun, where Germany sought an astounding and spectacular; victory. _In'thp' debris'the Gorman6' dreams lie at their own feet. The name of Verdun will ring throughout tho ages as the crv of liberated humanity. •
THE KING'S ADMIRATION FOR VERDUN'S PATRIOTIC VALOUR. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. Septembor 15, 7.20 p.m.) London, September U. M. Poincare, in telegram to the lCing, announces that he handed tho city His Majesty's Military Cross in the presence of the troops. "The Army is proud to receive this high token of esteem." The King, in reply, said: "It is a real pleasure to award the Cross to tho heroic city of Verdun, and it will bear testimony of my profound admira tion for the whole country, and for the military achievements of France's victorious army and .Verdun's pawioiio valour."
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