THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 September 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

[bLEUIHIC TELKCiItAriI—CCU'VUIGHX.J (Austrul;a-Xcw Zealand Cable Servicc] THE AViJST MIOXT. London, Sept. 0. A J'Vendi communique states:— \7< made important progress eastward eastward of Le JJ 1 orcst to the north-east ol Clcry. We- also- captured the viHagf ol Ommkcourt, thus picking up positions north and south of the Somme. \Vo repulsed repeated l . massed attacks in the IJarleux and J3ellev sectors, inflicting sanguinary losses. Wo have taken prisoner 55 officers and 3D02 meji southward of the Somme (since Tuesday. The total number of prisoners taken since September 3rd north and south of the Somme is (5050. Tbrity-six guns, of which "28 were heavy, were captured In a series of Jjriillinnt coniba northward of tlie Somme 011 Tuesday 01 troops sliowecll irresistible dash. seized to the north-onst of Clery tl extremity of a hill traversed .by tl-15ouchavesncs-C!ery road. We have captured since Septeinlx 3rd -ini tlie northern sector twe.nty-foii hoavy and eight light guns, a l"arg depot of shells, n captive balloon nn many machine guns. The battle southward of the Sorani iras waged with extreme violence. De >pite tlio enemy's -repeated/ onslaught >ve maintained all our positions, carriei v line of trenches eastward of Soye :ourt and reached tlie outskirts, of Dem :ourt Park. There uli.s a strong cannonade on tin .'lcurv-Olienois sectors. Sir ,Tsou gfaiS Ba3g reports :—We coninue advancing, and are fully -in pesess ion of all the ground between Talleiiont Farm and Louze wood) and beween the latter and the outskirts ol Jinchy.' Tuesday's -fighting further sti'citmtli--11 ed our position Tn Leuze Wood, of di-ich we hold the greater part. ITALIAN OPERATIONS.

London, Sept. o. An Italian communique states:—At tin? head of the niofelizo .valley in a diartng surprise attack ivo captured . several positions on Puntadelforame. Seaplanes dropped twenty I)omT>s oil Venice without doing damage. (Renter Telegram). explosion rx MUNJTTOX FACTORY. London, Sept. (i. Ohcial.—An explosion in an ammtuiition factory in South London did the smaillest ol' damage. 'Seventeen workers were slightly injured.