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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 214, 29 May 1918, Page 5

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« I THE BATTLES IN THE WEST j ENEMY'S REAL AIM j NOT YET CLEAR • , } . i (Eec. May 2D, 1.30 a.m.) j London, May 28. I mi rcllt '' l official communique states: : The battle continued throughout tho 'i day with extreme violence on a front of i over iorly kilometres (about 25 miles), j between the rcginn of Yauxaillon and j tho outskirts of lircmont. The enemy's ; masses, coming to grips with our front ' line troops, and regardless of losses, i pushed towards Uie valley of the Aisno i with some of their elements, and reach- ' ed the neighbourhood of Pontarly at the I end of the day."—Aus.-N.Z. Cabio Assn.. : Reuter. 1 DEMONSTRATION OR GENERAL .1 BATTLE ! (Rec. May 29, J.SO.a.m.) ■! London, May 28. j Router's correspondent at French Head- I quarters, in a dispatch dated noon. May 'j 27, describes the German renewal . of ' operations, and says: "Tho Crown j Prince's forces are probably command- j ' ed bj- Generals Franz von Below and J von IBoehm: Tho offensive started at j diiwn, after a liberal bombardment j throughout the first part of the night, i The Allied commanders have the situa- j tion well in hand, and are waiting to see whether the attack is purely a demon- i stration in forco or develops into- a j general battle. Possibly the enemy is, mwEly endeavouring to attract Ifcha ! Allied reserves while concentrating his ! forces for his main attack elsewhere."— 1 Router. ! . . NEW ZEALANDERS MENTIONED IN "! . DISPATCHES ' | (Rec. May 29, 1.30 a.m.) I London, May 28. ' Sir Douglas Haig mentions in | patches tho names of seventy officers, j twenty-eight non-coms and men, and ona ' nurse of the New Zealand Forces.—Aus.. { N.Z. Cabio Assn. ' ; ' I LONG-RANGE GUNS BOMBARD BELGIAN ! REAR | (Rec. May 29, 1.30' a.m.) • < London, May 28. ' A Belgian communique states: "Ger- j man long-range guns fired on our back : areas yesterday•" —Aus.-N.Z, Cable Asfin.*- : Reuter. • !