ON THE FRENCH FRONT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 282, 17 August 1918, Page 7

ON THE FRENCH FRONT

(Rec. August 16, 11 p. m .) A French communique states:-"A 3 a result of •, w^nnl!?"/'/^ ,151 15 Y some progress in the wooded massif beh/e n 1,, U*it an 1 then « Z^ THE ENEMY'S REPORT (Rec. August 16, midnight.) A wireless German oleial report states- "W* i L ° nd ° n i f" eUSt \ sector near Piiissieux and Beaumont Hamel'-,„,,„ i i a projecting sides of the Avre and southward of LassS n, ? P a "f ks °5 squadron going to Germany and forced ito T IL & ml » Bntwh chines."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. • 'ft r the loss ot five ma " ALLIES , CAPTURES IN PRISONERS AND GUNS ENEMY'S CASUALTIES ESTIMATED AT 350,000. [Tins estimate excludes the captures south-east of Montdidier, to the Oise.] • GERMAN LOSSES GREATLY EXCEED THE ALLIES'. (Rec. August 16, 7.25 p.m.) Between 600 and 700 guns have been captured by tho British JwSf"Ul' «,« French First and Third Armies, of whicUo 'were captured bTthe Bl T L - German losses since August 8 have been greater in prouor on to thf^llW r^sffir battlo, Tho ,u,raW of s*£A *t£%. THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS ■ LETTER TO SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. Tho Press Bureau reports:-"The King, in a ]ctler to'slr^uX^aig, ■ ■ THE WAR IN THE AIR . A French communique: states : -"Our night-bombers' droS'tkifK tons SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. (Rec. August 16, 10.35 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: "The enemy'llftity^Cd^e™. ways. AVo brought down an enemy night-flyor, which was on fire One Britfib. mncluno is missmg."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ■ ■ REPORT OF THE AIR MINISTRY. (Rec. August 16, 11 p.m.) t .™e Afr Ministry's report states: "We successfully attackVt.ne stat on at Orenburg, directly 'hitting the railway. In heavy fighting we Jestroyitrnl) ?r opl, Tf n nd dr °™ do , wn tffo out of control ' AH our machines returned. Our night-flyers attacked an aerodrome, blast furnaces, railway sidines and various hirges, A 1 jelurned. In addition,'in operations on AiX K s^^^MS^iS^ssr- ThreeDritishmachiuesimvc ■ AMERICA'S WAR PROGRAMME TO FURNISH ENOUGH MEN TO WHIP THE GERMANS. tn, „.,.. ~ ... Washington, August 15. r'i • « * t£ « 3' f- 0 "" , of the Senate has learned from General March, Uiief of Stall, that the United States ought io send four million men to France, ihe new war programme contemplates having eighty United States divisions by next June on tho Western front, where it is hoped the-war will be decided General March announced that President Wilson is firmly . convinced Hint Americas-military policy ought to be centred on the Western front, and should decline to be driven trom that one thing. The purpose of the United States was now to furnish enough man-power as early as possible to whip the Germans. An additional 2,S00,O(IO men were required. • Senator Chamberlain, referring to General March's statement, pointed but thai; an enlarged dratt was essential if tho war was to end early ' Mr. Baker (Secretary for War) said the length of the war, would depend entirely on what the Senate would do in increasing the available man-power To keep a small force in France would be playing Germany's game; while four million Americans m 1 ranee would enable the Allies to" smash tho German line when they pleased—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EAGERNESS. OF AMERICANS TO ENTER THE CONFLICT. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" slates that Sir. NoH-ton D. Baker (Secretary of State for War), illustrating the eagerness of the American corps to enter the conflict, told correspondents that troopers of a Chicago regiment brigaded with the Australians, when forbidden to take part in the Australians' attack against Hamel on April 7, because their commander considered their trainijig insufficient, borrowed Australian uniforms,' and took part in the capture ofllamel side by side with the Australians. It is presumed that they are the same American soldiers who, according to Press dispatches, were decorated by King George for aiding to capture Hamel.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable issn