ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2951, 11 December 1916, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

- \ THE FIGHTING AT HILL 304 London, December 8. ' A French official communique states? "We drove out the enemy from portion of the trenches he occupied ou December 8 on £he eastern slopes of Hill 304, on the left Lank of the Meuse."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. : (Rcc. December 9, 8.20 p.m.) , ' London, December 9. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Tha enemy shelled our front southward of the Ancre, at Gueudecourt and Kansart. We retaliated by bombarding certain points behind their linos. A French official communique states.' "On the Sommo sector, on the Bouchavesucs front, and Biaches, there is fairly lively artillery activity. A sharp counter-attack ejected the enemy fre-p) certain trench elements in the Aprempnfc Forest which he had temporarily occupied."—Aus.-N T ,Z, . Cable ■}, Assn.Eeuter. (Rcc. December 10, 11.J5 p.m.) London, December 9. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We raided tbe enemy's trenches in the neighbourhood _of Neuville-St. Vaasfc and' Sou'chez, inflicting losses. Our trench, mortars bombarded the lines northward of Ploegstreet and eastward of Arras." A French official report states; "We made a successful coup-de-main on a. German salient in Champagne. Trenches ivere entered, mine galleries destroyed, 1 and prisoners brought back. There is au artillery duel on the left bank of the Meuse."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Keniter. GERMANS CLAIM AUSTRALIAN : PRISONERS. (Bee. December 10, 11.15 p.m.) London, December 9. A German official communique claims the capture of a number of Australians at Le Transloy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. BIG MOVEMENTS BEHIND THE ENEMY'S LINES (Rec. December 10, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, December 9., Big movements of German troops in Belgium, it is believed, presage fresh activity.—Router.