THREE AMERICAN ARMY CORPS ORGANISED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 256, 17 July 1918, Page 5

THREE AMERICAN ARMY CORPS ORGANISED

(I?ec. July 16, 11.30 p.m.) Washington, July 15, General March has announced that three American army corps, of from 225,000 to 250,000 men each, have been organised in France. He said that tho shipment of troops to Franco will continue as in previous months.—Aus.-N Z Cable Assn. CUBANS FOB, THE WEST. (Rec. July 16, 15.5 p.m.) New York, .Tuly 15. The "New York Herald" Havana correspondent slates that Cuban troops will l>e fighting- on the West front before the end of the year.—Aus.-N,L. Cable Assn. ON THE BRITISH FRONT COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL COUP AT DICKEBUSCH. (Rec. July 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 15. Sir Douglas Haig reports"Sunday's operations on tho Diekebusch 'sector, which covered two thousand yards of 1 rout in tho neighbourhood of Ridge Wood, resulted in the capture of 11 i'rcquenlly-iwpulcri position of somo local importance. _ We took the enemy by surprise. Vi'e wero completely successful, all our objectives being gained, wirli 296 prison rs. Our casualties wero light. Wo slightly improved our positions souihw-vd of Villers Bretonneux, and mado a successful raid in the neighbourhood oi Avette. Hostile artillery is activo southward of Arras, northward of Bethune, and in the Locro anc! Diekebusch sectors."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.