THE WAR IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3182, 5 September 1917, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE WEST

PERSISTENT GERMAN ATTACKS ON ADVANCED POSTS FRENCH COUNTER SERIES OF OBSTINATE ATTACKS .__ London, September X Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Woßepulsed'a third attempt to capture our advanced posts south-west of Havrincourt. Wo conducted a successful raid southeast' of ifonehy le Proux, nud destroyed dugouts and machine-guns. . We tookeighteen prisoners."—Aifs.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. . (Bee! September i, 11.30 p.m.) ' London, September 4. Sir Dou"las Haig reports: "Our fire drove back a raiding party south-west"of, Laßassee. Considerable enemy artillery firing prevails northward of Ypres. Our aeroplanes dropped threo loiisof bombs on the enemy s aerodromes, with good results."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. i SEVERE FIGHTING ON THE FRENCH FRONT DETERMINED ATTACKS ON THE AISNE'. London, September 3. A French official communique states: "There is a violent artillery duel on the Aisne front, between Cerny and Hurtebise. The Germans made tour attempted attacks'west of Hnrtebiso, but were everywhere .checked by our fire. 'An attempt oh tho Allies Plateau also failed. There is great artillery ectivitv on tho Sainogneux-Beauinont front, on the right ■ bank of the Meuse. German aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk and Bclfort, and several civilians were killed and injured at Dunkirk."—Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. • y i ' London, September 3. A German, official report states: "An English attack on the Cambrai-Arras ■ Boad failed. We have reduced tho French gain near Hurtebise Favm. -Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. ' RUMOURS OF IMPORTANT ALLIED WAR COUNCIL TO DISCUSS "GREATLY ALTERED MILITARY SITUATION." Washington, September 3. It is rumoured that a cable message has been received at'the Italian Embassy wMcb states that an Allied War Council is to be held at Pans to consider "the groaUy altered military situation. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. VICTORY BY SYSTEMATIC EXHAUSTION THE ENEMY'S LOSSES IN THE WEST. \ I (Eec. September i, 7.25 p.m.) London, September 3. Eeutor's correspondent at French Headquarters states: "Since the beginning of tho Battle of Verdun ten German divisions have been withdrawn on account of losses. The enemy now has seven divisions on bothl banks of the Meuse, therefore seventeen divisions are in process of exhaustion by the operations winch were hVun on August 20. Since the' beginning of August the enemy lias, been obCd to withdraw thirty divisions which were facing the Allied Army in Belgium The enemy had altogether forty-two divisions in tho Battle of Handera. Seforc, _TS mo°nth the Allies have put forty German divisionE; out ffl. and at present nineteen others are being reduced by tho same lnethods.'—Eeutor. FURTHER ADVANCE BY THE ITALIANS GAINS IN THE BRESTOYIZZA VALLEY , ENEMY RECEIVING REINFORCEMENTS London, September 3. An Italian official message reports an advance further east of the Brestovizza Valley—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Eeuter. . (Eec. September 5, 0.25 a.m.r- ■ ■ , ■ . Washington, September 1. A dispatch to the Italian Embassy states that Germans are being rushed to tho AuSn front on tho Isonzo, which is being pushed back. The Emperor Chains.has visited the front for the purpose of "aging the Austrian*, lie Italians Continue their successful advance.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. FURIOUS BOMBARDMENT OF MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLDS. Rome, September 3. Tho Italians are furiously bombarding Monte San aabrielle, and Monte Sin Danielc The former has been completely .isolated for the past .week. Ihe rep y o? tho mountain batteries is. feeble, owing to heavy artillery havmg been removed to Tomova Plateau. Austrian pnsoners now coming in belong to reserve units—Aus.-N.Z. CabloAssn. , ' - BAD AVEATHER INTERVENES. -,j . Rome, September 3. Bad weather is interfering with - the Italian advance. " The enemy is rushing up reinforcements.—Kcutcr. ' GERMANS FACILITATING SUPPPLY OF REINFORCEMENTS. t Rome, September 3. The Gormans have enabled the Austrians to transfer five additional divi«m«frnm the Eastern to the Italian front. Austria is doplehng the homo gainAssn. , _____ ■ > AUSTRIAN CITIES CRAMMEt) WITH WOUNDED ~ ; Berne, v September- 3. Thirtv thousand Austrian wounded have arrived in Vienna., The hospitals •there anl in other cfces are overcrowded, and emergency institutions have Keen opened The . authorities in Budapest declined to receive two thousand Sen 2 the'hospitals were already being overcrowded with , wounded from Galicia and Bukowina.-Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn.. POLITICAL PRISONERS IN AUSTRIA BETWEEN SIXTY AND TWO HUNDRED. THOUSAND ■.j ■ ■ EMACIATED WRECKS RELEASED: .; Zurich, September 3. ' A number of political prisoners have been .released in Austria undor an Imirial decree They are estimated at between CO 000. and 200,000 It is Sved that a large number of Slavs were incarcerated without a trial, and „S"J pri ons where they suffered,from lack of food and other terrible mrratfoM Thousands emerged mere skeletons, and many were carried from ■ Sri oT to hospital. One had to have/both legs amputated, owing to his frozen feet having been neglected by the prison doctor.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.