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ANOTHER DESPERATE ATTACK ON THE FRENCH

uMMAfto IiAHKI lllilLK itlAAlluUUi MKHWuIn ■ ■ / HEAVY LOSSES FOR FRUITLESS ATTEMPT ' . • (Rec. July 9,' 6.15 p.m.) ■' , London, July 8. A French official communique states: "An intense German bombardment from uorth of LafFaux Mill to Froidmont Farm preceded violent attack* on four different sectors of this front. After desperate fighting the enemy's massed attacks were driven off with very heavy losses. Our positions -were entirely maintained. Between. Desßovettcs and Froidmont Farm an attack developed on a front of threo kilometres (about two niiles). After a struggle of several hours the enemy was ejected from the first line elements which had been penetrated. \Ve appreciably have extended tho position which we retook on July 1 east of Cerny. Wβ brilliantly carried three strong salients on the left bank of the Meuse, west of Mort Homme and south-west of Hill 301. The enemy's counter-attacks were tc-pulsed."—'Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ON THE BRITISH FRONT London, July 8. A British' official report states: "We made successful raids south-east of the Hagnicourt and north of Yprcs, and drove off an attempted raid eastward of Loos."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT (Rec. July 9, 8.5 p.m.) • . London, July 8. A German official report states: "Artillery duels are proceeding on the coast, at Ypres, Wytschaete, Lens, and between tho Somme and the Oise. French attacks westward of Cerny, southward of Lα Bovelle Farm, soifth-westward of Allies, at Mount Cornillet, Hill 304-, and on flic western slope of Mort Homme failed.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assiii-Reuter. SECRET DEBATE IN FRENCH CHAMBER OVERWHELMING VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. Paris, July S. The Chamber of Deputies concluded several days' secret debate on the tonduct of the war operations, and adopted a vote of confidence in the Government by 275 to 23, after a stirring appeal by M. Painlovo for a continuance of tlio endurance and union in tho country hitherto shown till victory has been achieved. M. Painleve received an ovation. The Minister for the Interior stated that, tho strikes, which -were purely economic, wero settled by tho patriotism of ;tlio workmen and employers with i£o_siipport of tho Labour organisations. otrinsont orders have been given to stop pacifist propaganda tending (o . . ikon tho morale of the people—Renter.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3132, 10 July 1917, Page 5

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ANOTHER DESPERATE ATTACK ON THE FRENCH Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3132, 10 July 1917, Page 5

ANOTHER DESPERATE ATTACK ON THE FRENCH Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3132, 10 July 1917, Page 5

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