THE WESTERN FRONT.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1917, Page 2

THE WESTERN FRONT.

(Per Presß Association.— Copyright.) GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) ; LONDON, July 18. £}ir Douglas Haig reports:—We successfully raided .the neighbourhood of j Fresnoy- Ther© were a number of air fights last evening, tin which large ; formations were engaged. We brought down nine and drove down six machines. Four of ours are missing. V FRENCH REPORT* LONDON, July .18. A French oommuniqiie states: After a violent bombardment the Germans made several counter natftacks , on the position w© captured yesterday j from Avocourt Wood to the far slopes west of Hill 304. All were shattered with sanguinary losses. without regaining th© least portion of the conquered ground. •’ IMPORTANT SUCCESS *'■ PARIS, July 18. Semi-official: Yesterday’s advance on tho left bank of tho Meuse is of considerable imoprtanco and releases Hill 304 which the enemy has been c'ft&oly pressing. It has also done much to (dear the approaches to Verdun. ATTACKS REPULSED. V LONDON, July 18. . A French communique states n We repulsed German attacks west of - the Corny Sugar Factory. FRENCH OPERATIONS. WELLINGTON, This Day. Th© High Commissioner reports:— Londin, July 19th at 3.30 p.m.: French official.—Southwards of St. Quentin last night at seven o’clock, after a violent bombardment, th© Germans' attacked the crest of Mourlin dc Tousvents. The enemy wer© able to take foot in the first of trenches, but were ejected from the greater part bv a counter-attack. - * At' Avowmrt—AYowl the Germans qoilnter-attacked itlii© inevy positions, ■but \y©r© checked - before reaching our lines. REGAINED POSTS. WELLINGTON. This D«\ ’l'll© High Commissioner reports from London on July 19th, at 1.45 p.m.: General Haig reports at Monchey 1© Preux, wo re-established the advanced posts from which we were compelled to fall back from an enemy attack on t«e 11th. '• ■ •>. ■ • ' GRURAL HAIG’S REPORT. * rAUSTRALIAN * N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION :& REUTER.] (Received This Dnv at 11.25. e..m.. LONDON, July 19. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig-re-ports wo repulsed raiders westward of. Chorisy, and eastward of Ostaverne. We 'successfully raided ftud north of Ypres. - ; There is reciprocal artillery -activities near ,'Lombartzyde.