THE LULL IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 5

THE LULL IN THE WEST

3 ■ I ''" GERMAN BLOW EXPECTED WITHIN EIGHT DAYS ; . • SUCCESSFUL LOCAL ATTACKS ■ *■ ~ By TeleEraph--Pres3 Association-Copyright, i ■ ' , ■ Paris, July U. [ A French communique etates: "By a successful action north ,and south of ) Longpont was advanced our positions to the east, and crossed tho Savieres River, in spite of the enemy's resistance "—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.-Reuter, [ ■ - (Rec. July 15/11.10 p.m.) i London; July 15. A French communique states: "There is intermittent artillery activity, especially in the Corey region."—A.US.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. London, July 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The-hostile artillery is active north of Albert, west of Kemiuel Hill, and south ond south-east of Ypres. Our guns arc- active at a number of points.''—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eouter. ■ (Eec. July 15, 10.15 p.m.) London, 'July 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We carried out a successful local operation early on the morning of July 1-I.' The English troops advanced to aline east of Dickebusch Lake, taking over 260 prisoners."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Keuter. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. London, Julj 14. A German official report admits that the French have-obtained possession of .Castol and Anchin Farm.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. July 15, 10.15 p.m.) London, July 14. A wireless German official report 6tates: "We sanguinarily reputed an attack west of Chateau Thierry."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. TWO USEFUL ENTERPRISES (Itec. July 15, 11.10 p.m.) , London, July 15. The "Morning Post" etates that the French advance on the Rouvrel ncctor supplements the brilliant Australian action at Hamel. Both forced the oneniy ■ from dominating high ground. Our position at Amiens is now decidedly stronger than it was ten days ago. The French havo acquired elevations which control long reaches along tho valley and Avre River, which will "deprive the Germans ai direct artillery observation into Amiens, nine miles distant. The ground taken at Hamel achieved similar results. We also continue to reach out northward of the' Australians on the Merris sector, and absolutely dominate No Man's Land. The unhappy Germans dare not show their heads. Baiting the enemy goes on daily, large numbers being killed. The British artillery is • ceaselessly harassing the German lines of communication.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN OFFENSIVE EXPECTED WITHIN EIGHT DAYS ON A FRONT OF TWENTY-FIVE-MILES. OReo. July 15, 7.25 p.m.) Paris, July WM. Marcel Hutin forecasts a German offensive within eight days, on a front of about 25 miles.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICANS IN FRANCE NOW NUMBER OVER 1,000,000 (Rec. July 15, 8.35 p.m.) Washington, July 13. General Marsh told the Senate Military Committee that there are now one million one hundred thousand American troops in France.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE WAR IN THE AIR SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. (Rec. July 15, 10.15 p.m.) ' London, July lh .Sir Douglas Jlaig'e aviation Teport states: "We destroyed twolvo aeroplanes on. July 13 and drove ten down, four out of control. Three of ours are missing. We dropped i\ tons of bombs during the daytime, - and over eleven hundred bombs, weighing nineteen tons, at night-time on tho enemy's camps, railway lines, trains, and billets. All our night fliere returned."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. THE GERMAN REPORT. . , (Rec. July 15, 10.15 p.m.) ... < ~ . . „ London, July li. A Gorman'official report states: 'Our night fliers attacked tho enemy's railway works between Dunkirk, Boulogne, Abbeville, and also tho region of'lillera St. Pol, Dnitllcns, Crepy-on-Vfillois, and Villers C'otterote."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. GERMAN CLAIMS FOR JUNE. .r, ' ■ i • m. i. ii n London, July 14. A German commumquo claims that tho Germans shot down 468 hostile aeroplanes in June, and that 153 wero lost.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.