THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 July 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

t fcXrfGTIUC TJSi,I3UIIAI'E —CtlfS RIGHT.J [l'Kll PHKHd ASSOCIATION.J (Australiu-isew Zealandl Cable Servico). THE G4iEAT ATTACK IN FRAKCSE. London, July 3. >Sir Douglas Haig reports:—There was heavy fighting on Sunday bet/tween the Ancro and the Somme, especial// about Fricourt and La Boiiselle. ilie former was captured at two in the afternoon and remains in our hands Some progress was made fe> the eastward. The enemy is stuibbornly resisting in the neighbourhood of La BoiselUe but our troops are progressing satisfactorily. , Much war material lies 'been captured. Tlio situation on either side of the Aucre Valley is unch.uti.ged. The general situation may be regarded as favourable. Later reports state tlm-t enemy losses show that our first estimates were too low. Our aeroplanes are very active in co-operating with the attack. N or'ith of the Soinme we bombed numerous enemy headquarters and railway centres. Two Fokkers were brought down. We conducted long distance reoonnals.sancea in spite of attempts to frustrate us. Three of our aeroplanes are missing. Paris, July 3. A communique states: —i Heavy fighting continued! in our favour all day north of the Somme. In the region of Herdecourt and Curlu we oapturcd a fortified quarry east of Curlu and gained a footing in the enemy's second line and gained a footing in many points. youth of the Somme we captured thy village of Frise and) Mereinoourt Wood. Our unwounded prisoners now exceed 0000 including 160 officers. Some guns and much material were alao captured. Our losses were slight, Thore was no infantry action north of Verdun but a lively bombardment. There were insignificant French losses in the Somme region due to our comply to preparation and the dw'i of our infantry. Our air squadrons did effective work ond bombed heavily railway stations at Tougupou, Thionville, Dun, Briou'lllas, and Amaignelufequy. At the lastnamed place wo destroyed buildings and a train. 'Hie Germans to-day fired heavy shell* at Nancy and Belfort and their aeroplanes bombed the open town of Luneville. Reprisals will be taken.

THE 11USSIAN REPORT. Petrograd, July 2. General Letchiteky'js latiwt report from Kolomea states :—We stormed enemy position, taking prisoner 2000 mem freshly brought ,up to the region, the greater number of them being intoxicated/. The> oneniy made desperate attacks in the Volhynian sector. Tlhe German offensive between the Styr and the Stokhod, in the region of the villages of Kopohe and Zobary was repulsed. We also repuked a series of «ittaoks south-west of Kisseline, the en. eroy's columns fleeing and suffering heavy loesses. The fugitives were destroyed' in masses. We a&o repulsed reinforcement attacks. h. communique states: —We captured after a brilliant attack a chain of mountains east of Plantana in tho Caucasus. We repuised Turks beyond, the river Ktrtsotindarussi. Many enemy corpses were left.