LULL ON THE BRITISH FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2894, 5 October 1916, Page 5

LULL ON THE BRITISH FRONT

! ,- < ■ • FRENCH COUP ON THE SOMME IMPORTANT TACTICAL ADVANCE Anfltralian-New Zealand Cable Association. , ■' ' i . i . London, October 3. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The night was calm southward of the Ancre. We successfully raided' German trenches southwards of Loos."- / ' (Rcc. Ootober 4, 9,25 p.m.) ' London,' October 4. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Heavy raiu fell last, night, and in the early part of the morning. The fighting near Eaucourt L'Abbaye is proceeding satisfactorily." / . HEAVY CANNONADING ON THE FRENCH FRONT '. London, October 3. . 'A French official communique states: "There is violent artillery action in. the region of Rancourb; Our fire.immediately drove back the Germans from the trenches in the St. Pierre-Vaast Wood. ■ {Renter's TelerramJ (Reo. October 4, 9.25 p.m.) Paris, October 4. A French official communique states: "A localised attack on each side of ■the Peronne-Bapaume Road gained for us an important trenoh north of Rancourt. A great reciprocal artillery duel is in. progress south of tfoo Somme." ' GERMAN OFFICIAL .COMMUNIQUE. ' Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, October 3. A third German official communique states; "North 0 f Thiepval and north-west of Coudcelette we recovered trenches from the British, who won ground on both sides of Eaucourt-I'Abbayo with the heaviest sacrifices. Between Gueudecourt' and Morval wo repulsed four-attacks by the enemy. The ' French penetrated our first line west of the Sailly-Rancourt Road and the St. Pierre-Vaast Wood, but were driven out." ENEMY'S MAN PROBLEM October 3. The French General Staff asserts that tho Germans move twenty-four divisions weekly. Germany's 1917 class received only three months' training, and has been identified'on the Western battlefields. The 1918 class, averaging seventeen years of age, began entering tho depots in June, and is evidently destined for tho battles nest summer.