CAPTURES BY FRENCH AND BRITISH

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3101, 4 June 1917, Page 7

CAPTURES BY FRENCH AND BRITISH

(lfcc. Juno .'I, 11.25 p.m.) , -ondon, June :l. A l-'rcncli communique stales: "There liaa been lively artillery work at Lallaux, 11 Hrtcljirc, and Oraonne. "Since April LB tlio I'Vonch and British liave captured over 52,000 Germans, including a thousand officers, iiiul an enormous quantity of material, includii'K Hfi heavy iuul field guns, a thousand machine guns, ami numerous trench guns."—Ahs.-N./i, Cable Assii.-lteutcr. OVER 75,000 PRISONERS IN EIGHT WEEKS (Roc. June 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 1. The French fleadquarters correspondent states that between April 15 and May 24 the French took 31,829 prisoners, of whom 'J5.015 were uu wounded, making, with tho British and Italian: capturos of the past eight weeks, a total of over scventy-fivo thousand, equivalent to a bayonet strength of nine divisions, as the enemy divisions are now constituted. Estimating the kitled and seriously wounded at twice the number of prisoners taken, tho Germans on the Aisno ?.iid Champagne front lost during the period mentioned an average of a reginafent daily, but in reality tho losses were far heavier, since, according to their own compulation, the killed aro much more numerous than the prisoners, and the proportion of wounded to killed cannot bo put at less than four to one.—Renter. ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES OF AEROPLANES. (Ilec. .'fnne 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 1. A French communique states'"The enemy during the night-time violently bombarded our first lines north of Lallans Mill. At the California Plateau, and at Creveux Woods, between May 17 and 31, we destroyed thirty-two enemy aeroplanes, and fifty-seven others were seriously damaged, and probably brought down in their own lines."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Pieuter. (ftee. .Tune 5.5 p.m.) London, June 2. According to communiques the Germans 'Oil the West . front lotft. 442 aeroplanes during May.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Agsii. ENEMY CLAIMS LARGE HAUL OF PRISONERS AND MATERIAL. (Rec. Juno 'K 5.5 p.m.) London, June -• A wireless German official message states: "There is increased artillery activ-ity-at tho Wytschaete bend, at Lens, and on the. north bank of the We took prisoners* included among them being Portuguese. Wo captured a French position on a thousand metres front, near Allomant, northeast of Soissons, and • repulsed repeated counter-attacks. AVo took prisoner on tho Western front iu May 237 officers, 13,500 men, three guns, 211 machine-guns, 434 quick-firers, and 18 minethrowers. The Bulgarians captured an outpost position near Alcoekmar, on the western bank of the Vardar. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Tteurev, KAISER INSTILS HATRED IN HEARTS OP HIS SOLDIERS Wo MERCY TO HE-SHOWN TO THE BRITISH. London, .Tune 1. Heater's correspondent at Headquarters, amplifying the report of tho Kaiser's speech on the Arras front, says ho told his soldiers thoy must lmto the British as heartily as their capacity for righteous wrath permitted. No prisoners must he taken, nor mercy shown in future. He subsequently contradicted this by informing tho troops that all. prisoners should be treated with the utmost severity, and forbade, any fraternisation whatever. .Renter. KAISER SAYS ALLIES' EFFORTS HAVE FAILED (Rcc. .Tuno 3, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 2. Tho Kaiser telegraphed his congratulations to the . Austrian Emperor on tho Failure of Italy's mighty effort. He also telegraphed to tho Kaiserin that tho great Anglo-French offensive had failed, with Clod's help, after the -mightiest battles in history.—Renter. AIRCRAFT ATTACK ON GERMAN BASES TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED WITH GOOD RESULTS. London, Juno 1, 5.20 p.m. An Admiralty report states: "Several raids were carried out by naval aircraft from Dunkirk last night. The objectives were Ostend. Zeebrugge. aud Bruges. Many tons of bombs were dropped with gootl results. Our machines returned safely."' ' , , • _ „„ „ London, .Tune 2, 2.10 p.m. The Admiralty reports that an aeroplane attack was made on tho enemy aerodrome at St. Denis yesterday morning. During the night naval aeroplanes and seaplanes attacked the German bases at Zeebrugge. Ostend, and Bruges, • dropping several tons of explosives. (lice.. Juno :i. 5.5 p.m.) London, .Time 2. An Admiralty report states: "Our navol aircraft carried out several raids froui Dunkirk Inst night, and dropped many lons of bombs with good results on Ostend, Zeebrugge, and Bruges. All the machines rcturafd safely."