THE WAR IN THE WESTERN THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3191, 15 September 1917, Page 7

THE WAR IN THE WESTERN THEATRE

ARTILLERY AND AERIAL ACTIVITY London, September 13. ■• Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The enemy's artillery is active in the Builecourt, Messines, and Langeniarck areas."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. September 14, S.lO p.m.) London, September 13. Sir Douglas Haig , reports: "The enemy's raiders entered our trenches erstvard of Bulleconrt, but were driven out. Wo repulsed a strong attack uortheasi. or T/aiigemarck with heavy enemy losses. Wβ successfully ( raided the enemy's trenches in the neighbourhood of Oppy. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. ON THE FRENCH FRONT London, September 13. A French official communique etatea: "The artillery duel continues with vio. lonco in the region of Bixschooto (Belgium). Our artillery north of the Aiene is dominating the German batteries, which aro -very active. Germari neropUmea bombed Dunkirk. French airmen successfully bombed Portemary, Vaden, and other places, and an aerodrome north-west of Thourout."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Renter. - THE AIR OFFENSIVE IN- FLANDERS London, September 13. The Admiralty reports: "Naval aircraft dropped several tons of bombs on the Thourout aerodrome and dumps, nnd tne Bruges docks, causing explosions, and attacked the shipping at the Zeenrugge mole, directly hitting a largo destroyer and several seaplane sheds, and causing fires. All the machines returned ."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Keuter. AMERICAN GUNNERS TRAINING BEHIND TEE LINES. Washington, September 13. United States artillery is now being trained on the West front.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANY'S DWINDLING MAN-POWER (Rec. September li, 5.45 p.m.) London, September 14. Mr H Warner Ulen'writes: "Germany's dwindling man-power is shown in the. fact that she is calling up Tier wernite as they reach the age of seventeen Germany during the war had fourteen million available between _ Hie ages of Revel teen ind forty-five, of which 5J million were mobilised in 1914. She addedtkMOf to the Army in 1915, 1.800,000 id 1916 nndJ-M.OOO in 1917 The rest nf U,n 1110 and li'O contingents make an army of 11,200,000, of which tlio German admit that 1158,000 were killed, 2,922,000 were wounded, and 710,000 mo missing The Allies' calculations show a permanent loss of four millions. Hie German man-power is thus distributed:- ■ Now in the Army ......••.••■ ' 5,500,000 Shortly to bo incorporated • > *Kn i" %> ital z::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: » p e rmlnentirunW'7o";"tn , e 'Arniy..,..., 2,000,000 Able-bodied men required for the interior : ; M < m Tota] , .', , 10,000,000 A115.-N.Z. Cable Assn.