LULL IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 1, 26 September 1918, Page 5

LULL IN THE WEST

RAIDS4ND LOCAL ACTIONS

GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED

BY THE BRITISH

London, September 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Fighting is taking place to our advantage in the sector oast of Vermand, whero we are progressing. We successfully repulsed a local attack north of Little Priel Farm, taking prisoners. The enoiny attacked our new positions south of Garrelhs in the night, supporting the assault with a heavy barrage. This attack was completely and our line kept* intact. We slightly improved our positions northward of Moeuvros, and a successful minor operation in tho' night-time regained portion of the old British front line south-east of Voormezeele. We drove off raiders west of BellerJglise and east of Neuve Chapelle. The enemy Made raids west and south of tho Scarpo River."—Aus.-N.Z. ' Cable Assn.Reuter.

A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON FOUR-MILE 1 FRONT : 800 PRISONERS CAPTURED. (Rec. September 25, 5.40 p.m.) ' London, September 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports a successful operation this morning; in co-opera-tion with the French in. the St. Quentin sector. The English attacked at dawn over four milee of front in the neighbourhood of the Omigbn River and southwards, and made good prognss on the whole of this front, taking eight hundred prisoners. Vigorous resistance was encountered at a number of points, especially in the neighbourhood of Selency, where fighting continues. We slightly improved our positions north-east of Epehy as the result of local fighting. ,, —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

ON THE FRENCH FRONT London, September 24. A! French coinmunicrue states: "There was marked artillery activity during the night in the region of St. Quentin and between the Ailette and the Aisne. In , the Champagne we made two raids in.the region of Perthes and near the Butte du Mesnil." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen[-Renter. (Rec. September 26, 1.40 a.m.) London, September 25. A French communique states: "West of St. Quentin, in conjunction with tho British, we made <i fresh advance during the morning, and captured Fran-cilTy-Selency and tho village of Dallon, in spite of vigorous resistance. Further south, we reached the western outskirts of Giffecourt, capturing prisoners and numerous machine-guns. The Germans, violently attacking in the Glerines region, on the Vesle front, gained a footing in our advanced elements. Our counter-attack completely restored our line and yielded prisoners belonging to three regiments. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor.

' THE ENEMY'S REPORT (Rec. September 25, 8.40 p.m.) London, September 24. A wireless German official • report states: "We recaptured trench seotors southward of Villers Guislain and eastward of Epehy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

mATTArtfC PACT AE PDfIUV HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. (Rec. September 25, 7.25 p.m.) London, September 24. The Germans suffered heavily in the attompjs to retake the posts eastward of Epehy. Fivo fresh German divisions, including the 'crack Alpine divisions, two of which had apparently arrived since Saturday, paiticipated in tho .attack. According to captured documents the ground the British captured is an essential part of the defence of tho Hindenburg eystem, and the ti oops were ordered to hold it regardless of cost.—United Service. LOSS OF S.T.Iu¥TIN EXPECTED (Rec. Soptember 25, 7.25 p.m.) Amsterdam, September 24. General Ardenne, writing in the "Tageblatt," eays: "Probably the Germans m a short time muet give up St. Quentin. In spite of oitr heavy, losses we shall undoubtedly bo able to extend our attacks on the front between the sea and. Ypres."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE WAR IN THE AIR (Reo. September 25, 7.25 p.m.) London, September 24. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: "The weather improved lust evening, Tlio enemy's activity was slight and intermittent. We destroyed eight hostile machines and drove down to out of control. Four .British machines aro missing. We dropped 1J tons of bombs during tho daytimo and itj tons on aerodromes, railheads, end hutments. All our night-fliers return-ed.-"'—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router.

GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE "FAKE" TANKS AND AVIATION . PARKS. New York, September 24. The correspondent of the "Chicago News" on the American front states that tho Americans 'captured. German material to the value of forty million dollars in tho St. Mihiel offensive. Tho booty includes several "fako" German tanks, duplicates of real tanks, but made of wood covored with canvas, and with wooden guns. These camouflage tanks were used in the daytime to make the Allies think the German forces were moving preparatory to an attack. Tho Americans also found a place where a picture of an aviation, field, with hangars and aircraft, was painted on to deceive the Allied observers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. i