THE WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1917, Page 2

THE WAR.

(Per Press Association— Copyright) THE WESTERN FRONT. A ERjriSH ATTACK. ON TWO MILE. FRONT, LONDON, Aug. 10. The “United Press” correspondent states that tho British attacked on a two mile front in daylight from Ypres to the Zonnebeke Road, and from near Freizeberg to the Ypres-Menin Road. They advanced their line about 500 yards. Their object was the high ground at Clencorso Wood which was occupied despite a stubborn defence by the enemy. t The artillery was active all night eastward of Steenbeck also in the coast sector. The skv was overcast, but our airmen were active and brought down seven aeroplanes. Eleven others were brought down being out of control and were destroyed.. WESTHEOK RIDGE CAPTURED LONDON, Aug. 10. Sir Douglas Haig reports We attacked and completed .the capture of , Westhoek and secured the remaining' positions on Westhoek Ridge. The French upon our left flank on the battle front continue to progress eastward of Monchy lo Preux blew in dugouts.! Great damage was inflicted, with severe casualties. Our machine-guns stopped the German counter-attacks. BRITISH ARTILLERY. PARIS, Aug. 10. "Lo Petit Parisian's” correspondent states that the number of British guns in Flanders is increasing daily. The British havo recommenced an intense and continuous hammering of the German trenches. BRITISH HEAVILY ENGAGED . STEADY PROGRESS MADE. LONDON, Aug. 11 Sir Dougins Haig reports: This morning’s attack eastward of Ypres was on a front of two males, southward j of tho Ypres-Itonlers railway. On tho right heavy fighting occurred for tho high ground astride tho Ypres-Menin road. Some progress was made. Fighting continues on the centre and left. Wo are overcoming the resistance. We gained the whole of our objectives at Westhoek, and the Westhoek Ridge is completely ours. We established our-! selves in the Glencorse Wood and inflict®! heavy casualties. There is great activity. Our rifle and artillery fire beat hack six assaults, for-the possession of important ground captured eastward of Ypres after fierce fighting. All our positions were maintained. We gained ground in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Menin road and raided drenches southward of Armentieres. MAIN OBJECTIVES GAINED. DESPERATE FIGHTING. LONDON, Aug. 11. Mr. Phillip Gibbs reports: There was heavy fighting this morning southeast of Westhoek, after artillery, activity all night long. Later the fighting was more difficult as the enemy’s rearward machine-guns took advantage of tho cheek caused to our troops by tho wire entanglements in the woods. We gained the main points, attacked in the left; indeed we did more for, i:u.mcn impetuously advanced too far and bad to be recalled. On our right the fighting was nore desperate and less progress was made. - NAVAL VAIR RAID. Reuter’s Telegrams. LONDON, August 11. The Admiralty -reports our naval airmen dropped several tons of bombs on «the Ghistelles aerodrome, the Zuidwege railway sidings, and the Thourout junction on Thursday night. Dense clouds of smoke were caused at Zindwege. The machines also attacked by gunfire the railway junctionat Thourout. We bombed the aerodrome nt Saparappellioek on Friday. All the machines returned safely. GREAT AIR FIGHTS. (Received this day at 12.80 a.in.) LONDON, Aug. 12. General Haig reports the enemy reattacked in the morning tho poßnuona northward of the Ypres-Menin road, and pressed us back slightly. Wo gained ground on the right bank of Hanbeok, in the neighbourhood of tne Yprds-Staden railway. There was intense aerial activity with soverist fighting of large formations all day long. We downed sixteen enemy machines, and twelve of ours are missing. A FRENCH REPORT. (Received this dav at 12.80 a.ra.) ' (LONDON, Aug. 12. A French communique reports lively artillerying in Belgium. A German attack east of Faget and another north of St. Quentin were broken. Artillerying in Qhampagne u*, slackened. A German attack at Monblond was repulsed. OREECTE. GREEK REVELATIONS. [" ATTfiTU ALT AN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] ATHENS, Aug. 11th. The Finance Ministry in sensational revelations in the Chamber or Deputies showed that M.M. Skouloudis «ua Gounaris contracted a Gorman loan of 80,000,000 marks in 1916 through the National Bank of Greece. The first instalment of 40,000,000 nuarku waa paid simultaneously with the surrender of Fort Rupel. The Lambros Cabinet early in 1917 contracted a German loan of 40,000,000 marks, but the blockade prevented its completion. ,