THE WAR IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 25 September 1918, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE WEST

LOCAL ATTACKS AND AIR FIGHTS a- n i Ti- • i „„ London, September 23 Sir Douglas Haig reports :—'"l here were successful minor operations on Sunday at seyoral points. English troops captured a strong point in tho neighbourhood of the Rousseybouic road, where a counter-aWek was repulsed wit f heavy etcmy loss. We also made progress in tho direction of lomboise 'arm and cap ured a group of strongly-held trenches and strong on three-nunrtcrs of a mile of (front. The enemy, under a ht-avr barrace penetrated our lmo at Bcrtbaucourt at one point, but a counter-attack 'reestablished the positions."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter (Rec. September 24, 11 p.m!) .Sir Doug,. Hai s reports:-; % t BU cce SS ful iSS^t?^ Z SXo ft 8 hostile cnLed our po«^ ons ,£ gof * CONTINUED ADVANCE BY THE FRENCH ~, , „. . . London, September 23, 4 p.m. A l'rench official communique staies:-"In the region south of St. Quentiii we continued to advance last night. We penetrated the woods north of UJontnine, and carried the fort and village of Veiidneil, and pushed on to the Oiso. Our reconiimssanco parties took prisoners north of •Jie Aisno and irj tho Champagno towards tho Butto du Mesnil We repulsed enemy raids north irf the' Vesle and in the Vos"cs."—Vus'-N 7, Cable Assn.-Rcuter. ■ ° (Rec. September 24, 11 p.m.) ~t, , • . , ~c , ~ , London, September 24. A French communique states: ".Southwards of St. Q, le ,,tf n wo reached the Oise, between Veudcuil and rravecy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. THE ENEMY'S REPORT. (Rec. September 24, 7.20 p.m.) ..,/-, „. . , , , London, September 23, 6 p.m. A wireless German official report states :-"We repulsed British attacks sonWi-east or fipeny. Jho enemy at night obtained a footing in isohtrd trench sections east of Bpehy."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn -Renter METZ BOMBED BY THE AIRMEN. „•,.,. iii-,,., • mvi yorl( i September 23. XT,, ,"?!>! ?' rn,oll ljom)od Mct,!,) i]m VVm« sixteen tons of explosives.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. * CIVIL EVACUATION OF ST. QUENTIN, CAMBRAI AND DOUAI (Rec. September 24, 7.20 p.m.) ~,, ,_ , , _ ~, Paris, September 23. , Ihe "Echo de Pans" states that tho civil evacuation, of St. Quentiu, Cambrai, and Douai is proceeding steadily. Repented air raids in tho South German towns havo shattered the nerves of tho population, and the wildest rnmours nro afloat about thu lmmonso number of victims and the enormous damago done—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.