"RELATIVE CALM" IN THE WEST "COMPLETE VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2935, 22 November 1916, Page 7

"RELATIVE CALM" IN THE WEST

"COMPLETE VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES"

THE WAR ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

THE FIGHT AT GRANDECOURT A HARD HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT IN THE SNOW (Auft.—K.Z. Gablo Assn. and Kcuior.) London, November 20. 'A French official communique states: "Thp, AVestern front is relatively calm." ' (Rec. November 21, 9-15 p.m.) Paris, November 21. A French official communique stales: "There is considerable hostile artillery firing north of the Somme and at Douaumont." ■GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Australian-New Zealand Oable Association. , _. , - . London, November 20. A German official communique states: "Wo threw out the English from the western part of Grandecourt." THE FIGHT AT GRANDECOURT (Rec. November 21, 0 p.m.) hi -n • i n-ii. ■> - ~ London, November 20. Ik. Peroral Gibbon writes from British Headquarters: "The attack on Saturday started at the Stuff and Regina trenches. After the bitter, snowy night, all the weather conditions were against the attack, but the snow was of some use, as the white gleam enabled the platoons to' keep in touch Our prrnoipal success was gained on the right, where a famous formation who were never lacking where hard hand-to-hand work was to bo done reached the Grandecourt trench.. There was savage bayonet fighting before the trench was captured, but the position was too' far ahead of theremainder of the British advance, a-nd the men were ordered to return."

\ COSTLY ATTACK BY THE ENEMY IN THE CARSO. (Anst—N.Z. Cable Assn, end Keutcr.) (Rec. November 21, 9 p.m.) , T , .. _. , . " London, November ,20. An Italian_ official communique states: "The enemy attacked : northwards of Mount Volkojnjak, in the Carso, and occupied a "trench, but otherwise were repulsed with heavy losses." N