IN THE WEST
LOCAL SUCCESSES BY THE ALLIES ' ANOTHER AMERICAN ADVANCE London, June 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "By a successful minor operation during the night we took possession of a hostile strong point 'west of Vieux Berouim and captured a number of prisoners. Tho hostile artillery is activc at different points between' Givenchy and Eobecq. Tho enemy used' gas-shells in the northeastern . portion of the Nieppe Forest." —Aus.-N.Z;'• Cable As-sn.-Kcutcr. ON THE FRENCH FRONT • London, June 27. A French communique states: "Northwest, of Montdidier we carried out a raid to tho north of Grivesnes Park, inflicting losses and capturing prisoners. Fairly lively artillery actions took place south of the Aisne, in tho region ot Coeuvres. We mads three rai-is on the ■Vosges front."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANOTHER AMERICAN ADVANCE NEAV GROUND HELD. London, June 27. An American official report states: "Our infantry, supported by the artillery, attacked the enemy's positions south of Tor:y and advanced our lines. Successive "hostile counter-attacks, broke dow.n with losses. ' Our aviators during, the night bombed the railway station and yards at Conflans."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . THE RAID AT BELLEAU. .. . ' . ! Washington, June 27. The Americans' raid in the liclleiui Wood resulted in the capture of 311 prisoners and eleven machine-guns— Alts.. N.Z. Cable Assn. THE WAR IN THE AIR "SUCCESSFUL RAID ON AN AERODROME. London, June 27. The British Air Ministry states: "A successful attack was made on Tuesday night upon the enemy's aercdromo at Borchem. Observation wss difficult, but much dainago is believed to have been done, and a tire wa6 started, bombs wero released at n low altitude, and jpachine-gunj were fired into the hangars.
Low-flying aeroplane.? .used their .ranch. ine-guns against trains and dropped a large number-of-bombs on the railway sidings at Metz-fc'ahtons on the railway establishment and powder-works at Karlsruhe. -They attacked with' cood results the powder-works, and the main station and other railway buildings wero hit. . The formations wero heavily attacked by hostile aeroplanes, and three British machines have not returned. A French official report states: "Twenty-two' enemy aeroplanes wero brought down, and over seventeen tons ol" bombs.- dropped on aerodromes, ammunition dumps, and cantonments in the battle ■ zone. Explosions and fires were observed.I'—Aus.N.Z.1 '—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. SIB DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. ' (Rec. June 29, 1,10 a.m.) London, June 27. Sir Douglas ' I-laig's aviation report states: "We brought down seven German machines and'drove down two out ot control.' Two British 'planes are missing. Our bombers dropped Hi tons of bombs on tho'eijeihy's railway stations, dumps, transports and billets, and' also on the Bruges docks. Our night bombers' dropped' sixteen tons of bombs on various targets. . All returned.—Aus.N.Z.' Gablo Assu.-IJeuter. PRESENT LULL EXPLAINED •'.GENMAL MAUIUCB'S OPINION. London, Juno 27. Genera) Maurice, wvin-! in t l.c "Daily GhVonicle," says that the importance of Germany's next effort was increased because a failure, following upon thn Austrian defeat, would have the most disastrous consequences. Germany's policy lias been to conclude each year's campaign with a showy success. Therefore the Germans would be'all tho moro careful in tho next attack on tho West front; The present pause meant that the troops behind tho lines aro not yet sufficiently trained.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 241, 29 June 1918, Page 7
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