SHARP FIGHT AT LE TRANSLOY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3010, 22 February 1917, Page 5

SHARP FIGHT AT LE TRANSLOY

GERMANS ATTACK IN FORCE SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S INTERVIEW . ByTelegrapa-Pwea Association-CoDyrifrltt / (Reo. February 21, 9.45 p.mj . London, February W ,gir"l>ouglas Haig reports:. "Under cover of a heavy ■bombardment, which desfooyeSi our trench, strong enemy detachments, assisted by flame throwors rushed our advanced post south of Ls Transloy. We entered and damaged the enemy's positions east of Armentieres and; east of Ypros."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. . ON THE FRENCH FRONT , , . , m London, February 20. A' French communique states: There was lively artillery work in the sectors Avocourt, Pepper Hill, and Boyanoux. We destructively bombarded enemy organisations north of Damloup."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn'.-Reuter. (Reo. Fobruary 21, 8.10 p.m.) ■ "A French .official communique states that thero is lively artillery Irine Between the Oise and tie Aisne, and on the sector at Avocourt. Wβ achieved successful coups de mam north of Meury, and also west of Wattwiller — Aus.-N.Z. Cahle 'Assn.-Beuter. | . ■ GERMAN REPORT. (Rec. February 21, 7.10 p.m.). . . . ~ . London, February 20. A wireless Gorman official report states: "Wo repulsed British ' attacks west of Messeiises, on the Artois front, and captured points south of Lo Transloy and north-east of .Verdun.",—Aus.-N.Z. Oabto Assn.-Beuter. ' ~" SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S INTERVIEW STATEMENT IN. PARLIAMENT. . T .. „ , „ _, _, London, February 20. _In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, referring to the Haig internew (published last week), stated that Sir Douglas Haio- had had a fraik conversation on the general situation with certain French ioumlists. Proofs were sent to Headquarters hut owing to the action of a subordinate th<S£ were unfortunately not submitted to Sir Dou ? las Haig himself. The Cahinet knew nothing of the matter until the interview appeared. Sir Douglas Haig had given interviews to various influential gentlemen, journalists, and others, beonging to Allied and neutral countries. It had heen the custom of the Allies that friendly-neutTals.should be allowed to see our armies at work. It was not m the public interest that the matter should be further discussed, as it affected our Allies and our Commandor-in-OJ3i3f.-Ails.-N Z Cable Assn. ,