THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

lAustJ a).a-New Ze.iiiuid Cable Servict THE WIiST l-'IIONT. London, Doc. 12. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— Wo Hindu successful raids eastward of Xmivillo St. Vaast and south-east ward of Anncutiercs, destroying ma chine gun omplacenients and takin prisoners. An attempted enemy rail eastward ot L'iboil. tilorie failed. Hos tile walking parties at Faiiquissart and Wieltje were dispersed. Then is reciprocal artillery fighting ant trnch niort iT fight ing at Loos, Arras Ypres and north of the Anore. Paris, Doc. 12. A communique says:— There lias been artillery lighting a.i Villc an Hois, north-west of Rlieitus and in the Douaumont /sector. A coup do main was smeccsfifuly carried out against enemy trendies at Hoiscpretie west of Pontamoiisson. Paris, Dec. 12. An authoritative estimate of the Gorman losses on the Sam rue show that they have amounted to 700,000. AT .MONASTiK. London, Dec. 12. A French communique says: Teutons and Hulgars •desperately resisted Allied attacks north of Mort'astilr. The fighting was heaviest north of Hill 1000, where the height was attacked. The .Russians exchanged frequently with the French. We progressed 800 yards near the village of" Vliikelar.