THE NEW ZEALANDERS' ADVANCE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 295, 2 September 1918, Page 5

THE NEW ZEALANDERS' ADVANCE

THIRTEEN MILES IN THREE WEEKS. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 31. Mr. Philip Gibbs writes- '"['ho New Zealnuders during the past month have never been still. They have advanced thirteen mites since August 3. There was no need to storm'Dapaume, the Germans quitting when tho New Zealanders worked down north-east of tho town. There were only three casualties while going into the town."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CAPTURE OF BAPAUME. ffleo. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 30. Eeuter's correspondent at British Headquarters says: "There was nothing particularly dramatic in the New Zealanders' capture of Bapaume. The enemy offered a, rearguard resistance, and finally retreated along tho Cambrai road as the New Zealanders cautiously entered the ruins of the town. Tho Australians in several places have reached the left bank of the Somme, especially opposite the important village of Brie. Large bodies of the enemy are covering the rotreat of the main German forceß."—Router. AUSTRALIANS PUSHING ON WITH GOOD HEART. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 31. Mr. Gordon Gilmour, correspondent of tbe Australian Press Association, states that the enemy is making tho utmost uso of the opportunities for defence. His guns are spasmodically active, some firing with barrage speed, where dumps aro being used before it is necessary to abandon them. Although everywhere there aro signs of disorganisation the enemy machine-gun-ners remain'in the most favourable posts, retiring only when a point is surrounded. Every gully and wood :b warmly contested against the Australians, but the advance continues steadily. The gun s are keeping well oiu the heels of tho infantry, and are able to crash down upon points of greatest resistance. Notwithstanding the iong,_ tiring period of tho boaviest fgliting, the Australians are pushing on. with good heart and the slightest casualties."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. t WARFARE BECOMING STILL MORE OPEN PROMPT ADVANCE OF THE ARTILLERY. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 31. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, describing tho rapidity of the advance both north and south, say a: "In the great British battle area open warfare is becoming still more open. One of tho most remarkable features was the promptness with which the field guns galloped into action far forward, and tho marvellous celerity of the heavy guns in trundling towards the front, across broken, littered 1 roadß and shell-tossed country. The tanks are doing great work, though we are using them somewhat sparingly. Ideal fighting weather prevails. Prisoners are incredulous regarding the extent of the German set-back all along the line."—Reuter. MILITARY EVENTS SINCE MARCH REVIEWED INITIATIVE WRESTED FROM THE GERMANS. New York, August 30. The "New York Times" correspondent at Washington states that M. Andre Tardieu has cabled from Paris a summary of the. military events of the past five months as bearing on the present situation. M. Tardieu says: "Paris is no longer threatened, and direct railway communication between Paris and Calais and Paris and Nancy has been re-established. The Allies have wrested tho initiative from the Germans, forcing the German High Command to fight a defensive campaign and admit the seriousness of the' situation. Judging from reliable documents, apparently only twenty-four fresh divisions now compose the German reserves; twenty-three others are being re-formed. Prisoners' statements, secret documents, and letters reveal that there is great discouragement among the German troops. .They no longer bclievo victory is possible. Germany now'realises that the French and British reserves have not been used up, and is forced to admit the value of America's army."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' , [The reference to tho railways between Paris and Calais and Paris and Nancy follows from tho fact that by their advance towards Amiens and across the Marne tho Germans cut both tho direct routes,]

MORE MEN REQUIRED TO WIN COMPLETE VICTORY GENERAL MAURICE SAYS PRESENT OFFENSIVE LACKS WEIGHT. * London, August 30. General Maurice says that the present offensive, great though its promise is, lacks weight to carry us to complete victor}'. The American armies will give the necessary weight, but the war will be prolonged unless the Britisli armies are kept up. A question anxiously asked in Franco: "Will they keep up their drafts." If we rely on the annual contingent of nineteen-year-old boys and our recovered sick and wounded, wo cannot maintain our forces at full strength, and tho war will be prolonged. Every able-bodied man possible must be sent to tho front. "While Ireland is out of the war we aronot doing our best. Our overseas expeditions must be reduced to vital necessities. Wo must appeal to the Dominions to look to their man-power. If Australia could seo at work her glorious troops, who saved Amiens in April, and are now, with reduced ranks, driving the enemy along the Sommo, the Australian ranks would not long remain unfilled."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FIRST AMERICAN ARMY BEING FORMED (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) 1 Washington, August 30. ' General March states that the United States troops are withdrawing ft cm the British and French brigades in order to join the First American Army, whioh is. now being formed.—Aus.-jR.Z. Cable Assn. / AN ALL-AMERICAN FRONT TO BE ORGANISED. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) Now York, August 31. Mr. Charles Grasty cables from Paris:—"With three months' battle experience to guide the American tioops, tho French and British recognise that the best results henceforth will lie obtained by tho organisation of an allAmerican front, allowing tho Americans to complete their own training, furnish their own, assume complete control on the front. Tho time for brigading the American troops with the French and British has passed."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ . MOBILISATION OF EVERY NATIONAL RESOURCE DEMANDED. (Rec. September 1, 11 p.m.) Washington. August 31. President Wilson has announced solemnly the purpose of a decisive victory of arms, and that ho deliberately proposes, to devote tho larger part the nation's military strength to that end. Emphasising that this is tho nation's war, President Wilson pointed out that it demanded tho mobilisation of every national resource as a final demonstration of loyalty to democracy. The will to win was necessary to show the world that the people of the United States would stand together in common resolution and purpose—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ABsn. "BEGINNING OF THE END" MR., LLOYD GEORGE REPLIES TO CONGRATULATIONS. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 31. Replying to the congratulations' of Signor Orlando, the Italian Premier, on tie British successes, Mr. Lloyd George says:—"Thanks to the hrillia.it leadership of Marshal Foch and the Allied generals, and the splendid valour and enthusiasm df all the Allied troops, the German armies are now in retreat. I feel sure this is tne beginning of tho end of the dominance of German militarism."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router-THE WAR IN THE AIR MANY RAIDS BY BRITISH AVIATORS. . (Rec. September 1, 5.6 p.m.) London, August 31. The Press Bureau gives details of the week's air activity, which show that over 200 tons of bombs were diopped on enemy organisations in that battle area alone. Our airmen also raided Germany seventeen times, and constantly raided the Belgian coastal area. Some places were visited three times in, a single day, notwithstanding that theso places were tho most hlrongly fortified in Europe. During tho last three months wo have conducted '199 raids on Zeebruggc, Bruges, and Ostend. A recent raid on Mannheim,.when tho British ilew at the level of the housetops, had a diastic moral effect, and temporarily paralysed the German dcll'ences."--Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router. ■ REPORT OF THE AIR MINISTRY. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 31. The Air Ministry's report, ; B6ued on tho morning of August 30, ~ays:— "Wo attacked railway stations at Conflans and a hostile aerodrome. Wo directly hit the hangars and aerodrome and tho Conflans railways. We destroyed ono aeroplane in fighting. In another attack against stations at, Conflans and Thionville we encountered a largely superior number of enemy machines. Fierce, lighting ensued. AVo destroyed one machine and drovo down another. Four British machines aro missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. (Rec. September 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 31. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"We destroyed eleven hostile aeroplanes and drove down ten out of control. Nino British machines aro missing. AVe droppod loi tons of bombs on various targets, including the Bruges docks and many railway connections beyond tho battle zone. - Tho weather prevented night flying."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assji.-Reuter,