"STILL AWAITING THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE"

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 243, 2 July 1918, Page 5

"STILL AWAITING THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE"

(Kcc. July 1, J.lfl a.m.) London, July 1. ■Mr. Philip Gibbs writes: "Tliero Ims been V German cantor-attack to retake the ground we gained east of Nieppo Forest, when wo took 4.J ers and many machine-guns. A German wireless report gives . a account exaggerating our objective, and stating that wo were repulsed wit great losses outside the village of Vieux Berquni. As a matter of tact, to Australians on our left carried out u email onterpriso in support ot tlio main English attack with remarkable success and rapidity, bringing back prisoners and several machine-guns. There wero only a few raids on Saturday and Sunday. Wo aro still awaiting thi> German offensive. Our armies, lutii Ml gaps filled by young drafts, aro now strong: in defcnco, and an immense amount of work has been done behind our lines rccentijr —Aus.-N./. table Assn.

TWO GERMAN DIVISIONS DEFEATED

THE ATTACK ON NIEPPE FOREST,

(Pee. July 2, 1.05 a.m.)

London, July 1. The "Morning Post" says: "The fighting at Nieppe Forest was a defeat for Beirnhardi's. troops. The English and Australians attacked the 44th Prussian Ite6erve Division and the 32nd Saxon Division at six in the morning, owl thoroughly defeated tliem. Tho Germans had pushed their artillery within a few hundred yards of the front trendies so that the crews were unable either to removo the guns or carry away the breech blocks. Bernhardi's tried infantry made no effort to recover tho hamlets of Eepmottes, Vcrte Hue and Becque, which we stormed."—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Aesn.

THE WAR IN THE AIR

ANOTHER RAID INTO GERMANY,

London, Juno 30.

Th Air Ministry reports: "An enemy aerodrome at Frescaty was attacked on Friday evening. The bursts wero not observed owing to the bad visibility. We made a very sucoessfu.l attack on a largo aniline and alkali works in Mannheim on Saturday, and in spite of unfavourable weather dropped many heavy bombs. Six burets were observed on the factory. Fivo hostile machines attacked our formation over the objective, and wo drove down three, two of which were out of control. All our aeroplanes returned."- Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Ketitor. (Pec. July 2, 1.10 a.m.) London, July 1. The Air Ministry reports:—"Our bombing squadrons on Saturday night attacked tho railway works at Thionville. the sidings at Metz-Sablons, the aerodromes at Frescaty nnd Boulay, and other objectives. Mists prevented observations of the results. We dropped ninny.bombs on Sunday on the Hagenau aerodrome, with good results. Wo also destroyed a barracks and station at Landau, and destroyed three hostile machines over Landau. Two of tho British machines are missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Pcuter. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. London, Juno 29. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: "Tliero was much air fighting on June 28. Tho enemy's machines showed considerable activity. Wo shot down seventeen and drove down >.ix out of control. Three of our limchims are missing. Our airmen and tho balloons co-oporated with tho artillery in engaging batteries and shelling dumps, with good destructive effect, causing a great number of explosions and fires. We dropped twenty-two tons of bombs in the daytime and fourteen and a half tons in the night-time on various targets."—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Routcr. (Koc. July 2, 1.10 a.m.) London, July 1. Sir Douglas Haig reports"Hostile aerial activity on June 29 was not "great, but we destroyed nino of the German machines and brought down eight. Five British machines are missing. Wo carried out much --important rcconnaissancc work and dropped 5J- tons of liombs during tho daytimo on railways at Lille, Courtrai, Comines, and Estaires. There was mutual bombing at night-time, but Hie enemy did practically no damage. Wo dropped eighteen tons of bombs, of which eight were on tho railway stations at Tounvii. All tho British nightiiiers returned."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter.

FRENCH OPERATIONS. (Kec. July 1, 7.20 p.m.) . .London, June 30. A French official report states; "On Juno 28 and 2!), fifteen enemy aero* planed wero brought down and nineteen others put out of action. > lieutenant Fonk brought down threo machines on Juno 25 and- two on June 27, making his oflicial total 49. In raids with various objectives wc dropx>ed 52 tons of bombs, the targets including enemy troops preparing for a counterattack in tho On try region."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Renter.

591 GERMAN 'PLANES LOST IN 'JUNE.

London, June 30. .Germany lost Ml aeroplanes in June.—Aus.-N.Z. Cnblo Assn.

THE RESTORATION OF RUSSIA

MILIUKOFF STATED TO BE LEADING COUNTER-REVOLUTION

THE FATE OF THE EX-TSAR

Amsterdam, Juna 30.

Tho "'Vossische Zeilung'' Announces that the Co>islitutional' Democratic leader, M. Miliukoff, formerly Foreign Minister in Priiwe Lvoff's Cabinet, an:l tho Oofobrist 'eadcr, M. Gutcitkoff, have arrived at Harbin, and placed themselves at. the head of tho counter-revolutionary movement.

A iliirbin correspondent confirms the report that Austrian and German prf soners have occupied Irkutsk.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii, . .

AN EXCUSE FOR GERMAN INTERVENTION

TO RESTORE ORDER WITH BOLSHEVIK HELP,

London, June 30. German newspapers state that Germany is preparing to intervene with the aid of the Maximalists in Kussin on the pretext of restoring order.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assa.'

THE STOLEN BLACK SEA FLEET

A GERMAN SHOW OF JUSTIFICATION.

Amsterdam, June 30,

A Berlin somi-oflieial message describing the events leading to the seizure of the Black Sea Feet alleges i nntravention of tho peace treaty by the continued activity of the principal units which went to Noyorossisk after tho Germ-su occupation of Sebastopol. Aciko differences of opinion aboard tho ships led to the Dreadnought Svobidnaja Kossa being torpedoed by the destroyer Tertsch, while several destroyers were forced to run ashore. However, the. Dreadnought Volia and several modern destroyers returned to Sebastopol on June 1!), whero tho entire Black Sea Fleet is still fit for war purposes, nu:l is now under German control —Eeuter.

FATE OF THE EX-TSAR

SAID TO BE STILL SAFE,

London, June 30. The ex-Tsar's fate remains doubtful Unconfirmed reports declwe that he is safe.—Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn. "LIES TO INCITE THE PUBLIC." Amsterdam, Juna 30. Advices from Moscow ua Berlin dated Juno 24 state, that tho President of the Ekaterinburg Soviet states that, the rumours of tho murder of tho ox-Tsir aro lies designed to incite tho public.—Eeuter.

HOSTILE GERMAN MOVEMENT IN FINLAND

Christiania, June 30. ■ The "Tidenstesjn" slates '.hat n. "body of Germans is advancing in llio Passic Valley, on (lie Finnish frontier. Russian forces from Petchenka nrp engaging tiiem — Aus.-Jk.Z. Oable Assn. i

PEACE TREATY PASSED. BY RUMANIAN CHAMBER / Bucharest, June 30. Advices from Bucharest state that the Rumanian i Chamber of Deputies, sitting at Jassy on Juno, 26, passed the peaco treaty. Only five deputies, including General Averoscu, lftto Commander-in-Chief, and far a short time rremicr, opposed the treaty - Router.