"IN THE FLANDERS HELL"

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 40, 10 November 1917, Page 7

"IN THE FLANDERS HELL"

BRITISH ARTILLERY FIRE ?! DESCRIBED ! WHAT THE GERMANS THINK '! ABOUT IT | London, November S. j The Amsterdam correspondent of "The : Times" reports that the Berlin "Post" j thus describes the recent battles in an ! article headed "In the Flanders Hell"; i "The history of the world has not seen anything '".ore awful tha.n the British, artillery lire. The shells destroyed the hinterland till nothing remained intact, j and defences were levelled 6vorywhe"e. j Smoko shells followed, till, tho defenders J could see nothing, and then gas clouds ensued, coating tho German weapons ; with thick rust. Tho drumfire created a I pandemonium that Dnnto would Imve • been unable. io describe. The British < usml flame-ilirowers, the tanks followed, j with invinriblo machine-guns inside ( ! them; and behind these came the Scots j and Canadians. Then the murder broke out afre.sh, and (lie Germans were forced 1 to rctiro over their own dead."—Aus.- j N.Z. Cable. Assn. •* i ON THE mil FRONT London, November 5. Sir Douglas Hiiifr reports: "Welsh' ! troops made a successful raid last night south-east of Armentieres. ' Our casual- : ties were light. Wo repulsed two attempts to enter our lines north of Eoeux."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Hsuter. (Rec. November 10, 0.25 a.m.) London, November 9. Sir Douglas Haig Teport6: "Tho East Yorkshires took prisoners at Fresnoy, and inflicted many casualties on the gar. rison, which was attempting to escape : from our artillery barrage. The enemy's supports, attempting to udvance, suffered heavy losses from machine-gun fire. The enomy's artillery is active in the neighbourhood of PasscheiKlaele."—Aus.-iS.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

THE AMERICAN FRONT Washington, November 7. The Berlin report that. 6ome United Slates troops were captured is interpreted to mean that tho Americans were venturing into No Man's Uind. The official report has not yet been received.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Kec. November 9, 7.30 p.m.) London, November 8. A German official report states: "Dixmude has been subjected to violent minelire. Our artillery continued its active bombardment against the Ypres sector npd Passchcndaele. The artillery fire at Sundgau' increased to tliu greatest violence on both sides of the - lthine-Ruoiio Canal, where tho French attacked in tho afternoon, but veto thrown back at Ammorschweier. They captured some of our projecting trendies. Westward of Heidweiler attacks were renewed in the evening, but broko down with heavy'losses. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeutor.