BRITISH ADVANCE ANOTHER MILE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2885, 25 September 1916, Page 7

BRITISH ADVANCE ANOTHER MILE

TWO LINES OF TRENCHES CAPTURED VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACK DRIVEN BACK WITH LOSSES '■ r ■ , The High Commissioner reports:— London, September 22, 3.30 p.m. A British official .report states that southwards of the Ancre during the night we advanced one mile on our fro"*, ' capturing two lines of trenches between Flers and Miartiivpuich. Our line now runs approximately direct from north of Flers to north, of Martinpuich. Tho onomy trenches were entered last night south of Arras, where we captured prisoners and inflicted casualties. _ Northwards of Nouville St. Vaast a mine was exploded, and tie crater occupied by, us. . ' . London, September 23, 0.25 a.m. There is heavy artillery work on both sides of the Western front.' In isolated actions we improved our position and pushed forward 1 ' detachments in soveral directions. .-.'.', : '■ ''-' London, September 23, 2.50 p.m. A British-official report states that southwards of the Ancro we further advanced) during tho night. Bast of Couroelette wo captured' a strongly fortified system of enemy trenches on. a half-mile front. ■ West of Mouquet Farm an enomy violent counter-attack was driven hack with heavy losses. ■' oTRO.NG ENEMY ATTACK ON FRENCH POSITIONS. The High Commissioner reports:— London, Septenibor 2'2„ 2.55 p.m. A French official report states that northward of tho Somme tho Germans mado.a strong attack on our now positions, between Le Priez Farm and Raneoiirt, which was. checked by our barrage of fi.ro, but waves of assault returned, suffering serious losses. ' ■ ARTILLERY AND GRENADE ENGAGEMENTS. Av.straJianSNew Zealand Oablc Association. ' London, September 22. A German communique states: "There were artillery and gronade venga'gements on the Somme and the Mouse." 1 FORTIFIED HOUSE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF COMBLES , i CAPTURED (Rec. Soptembor 24, 0.0 p.m.) Paris, September 23. , A French, communique 6ays: ."We oaptured by a surprise a fortified house on tho outskirts of Oomblcs. Further oast we carried several portions of trenches. Our curtain fire frustrated an enemy attack south of Ranoomt. "The' total prisoners taken from July 1 to Soptembor 18 is 55,800, of ithom 34,050 wero captured by the French." v \ ELEVEN ENEMY AIR.CRAFT BROUGHT DOWN. (Reuter'a Telogram.l (Roc. September 2-1, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, September 23. Official.-—ln aerial batllos yesterday wo brought down eleven enemy machines. . ■ ' 'HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES IN LAST WEEK'S BATTLE. Au»tralian-New Zealand Oat>l« A^ocinUon, (Rec. Soptem'bor 24, 5.6 p.m.) Paris, September 22. The "Liberte" publishes a statement of a FrenoH staff officer thaf the Germans in tho battle of September 20 lost at least thirty thousand 1 . RESUMPTION OF THE BATHE OF THE SOMME , (Roc. September 24, 5.5 p.m.) London,.September 23. A Borlin communique says: "The Battle of the Somme has been resumed. The French resultlossly attacked the Comblcs-Ranrourt line, and tho British tho Courceletto line. "Wo brought down oleveu aeroplanes on tho Somme," FRENCH PATROLS NEAR THE OUTSKIRTS OF COMBLES. (Rec. September 24, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, September 23.' A French communique states: "Patrols passing forward of the southern outskirts'of Combles found numerous dead Germans. "The night was generally quiet." I FRENCH AIRMEN BOMB MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS. (Rcc. September 24, 11' p.m.) Paris, September 24. A French communique says:—There is violent artillery activity on the Bouchavesnes, Bolloy and Berny sectors. . . , An enemy attack southward of Coh Saint© Mane, m tho Vosges, • was. ropulsed. > .- Airmen bombed, the military establishments in the I/udwigshaven 'Palatinate and a big factory. At Mannheim there was a vast fire, and sevoral explosions wore observed. -_ GUN-PITS DESTROYED AND AMMUNITION PITS BLOWN UP. (Rec. September 24, 11 p.m.) ' ' i _ London, September 21. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We /have continued to improve our position southward of the Ancre, pushing detachments .into tho enemy's advanced trenches. During Friday's bombardment ton of the enemy gun-pits were destroyed, and fourteen sovorely damaged. Five ammunition pits ox- ■' ■ploded to-da\'- The artillery caused a big 'fire in a village largely used for the transport of supplies. .;,..., . ~ ; ■ . Fifty- aeroplanes successfully raided an important railway junction and caused, much damage, including the destruction of two ammunition trains. There were other successful raids on railway works and aerodromes. PREPARING THE GERMANS FOR BAD NEWS. Amsterdam, September 22. Tlio "Frankfurter Zcitung" states that by the battle on the Sommo the Allies desire to draw Gorman troops from the south-eastern theatres, and advises the Goneral Staff not to hold what is not worth holding. Villages and long-maintained positions are being lost, but even a greater shortening of the Western front would benefit the general situation. "OUR ENEMIES HAVE NOT ACHIEVED DEOISIVE^RESULTS." (Beater's Teleeram.) Amsterdam, September 22. Horr Gacdke, a Gorman writer, states: "We have gone through terrible I days. Germany's wall of defence bas_tottered more than once, but thank God it has not collapsed. Our enemies hav6 not achieved decisive results."