OPERATIONS RETARDED IN THE WEST
COMPARATIVE LULL ON THE BRITISH FRONT The High Commissioner reports: London, August 29, 11.50 a.m. A British official report states: "South-east of Langemarck we cleared up a strong point which the enemy hold immediately in'front of our own now line." A Press message adds: "We successfully raided the enemy's lines north-east of Gouzeaucourt and south-west of Hulluch. AVc captured a strong point which had held out before our new line south-east of Langemarck."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router. —— f FIGHT IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM London, August 29.' British correspondents give vivid descriptions of the attack on the St. JulienPoelcapellc Road in a driving rainstorm. Tho "tanks" wallowed through the bog land, and the heavily laden infantry ploughed through tho mud. The attackers' task was to capture a series of concreto strongholds, each of which held a scorc of German machine-gunners. The "tanks" in some cases got within thirty yards, and fired point-blank until the strongholds surrendered. The night was wild and savage, making a continuance of tho fighting a practical im-possibility.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ON THE FRENCH FRONT A THREE DAYS' BAG OF PRISONERS. • 1 London, August 29. \ French official comniuniquo states: "Wo liavo taken prisoner 1470 unbounded uion, including 37 officers, in tho rogion of Beaumont Wood since August ■ 26."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr. "GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. London, August 29. A German official message states: "We regained positions north-cast of Frc-zenborg."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Bfluter.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3178, 31 August 1917, Page 5
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