THE WESTERN FRONT.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1917, Page 3

THE WESTERN FRONT.

ANOTHER BRITISH ADVANCE

EASTWARD OF YPRES

m ON A WIDE FROST.

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.

y WELLINGTON, This Day. The High Commissioner reports irom London October 4th. at 11 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports that eastward of' Ypres at six o’clock this morning, wo again attacked on ft wide lout. Satisfactory progress is reported, and a number have already boon taken prisoners.

, french report

LONDON, October 3

A French communique states: There i B violent artillery fire on both banks of the Meuse. Our artillery neutralised an attack which was preparing east of Reims. We heavily bombed railway stations, factories and various places, also the town of Baden as a reprisal for the Germans bombing Bar Je Due. WINNING ALL ALONG THE LINE. rAUSTRALIAN & N.TTaBLB ASSOCIATION]

(Received. This Day at 8.50. a.mA NEW YORK, October 4. General Haig has opened an offensive on a wide front. ■ The British are winning all along the line.

HAIG’S REPORT

ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED

rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ABBOCUTDN ■ & REUTER. J

(Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.] LONDON, October 4.

General Haig reports the enemy heavily bombardod between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood. His infantry attempted to advance but our artillery broke the attack on tbe bulk of the front, before reaching the lines. .. few penetrated our barrage northward of Menin road. Our infantry completely repulsed them. Our positions are intact. There was a great artillery duel eastward of Ypres. Our aeroplanes dropped eight or ' s of bombs on -Tuesday, hits being observide on three aerodromes in Courtrai area and four near Cainbrai. Wo successfully attacked dumps near Douai and sidings at Roulers. The enemy attacked with long distance bombing, places far east of mulines.

YPRES BATTLE CONTINUES

ENEMY EFFORTS,

I AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

' (Received This Day a* 9-50 a.m.) LONDON, October 4. m Mr. Phillip Gibbs writes that the

artillery battle round Ypres continues fierce and far flung on both sides. The enemy are trying to" make things as bad as possible for a distance of twelve miles behind the line and in our back areas, tbe technical term for villages broken to bits, these last threo yoars and for camps, ammunition dumps, duckeboard tracks, light radway and cross roads. It is always astounding to see how little difference this hostile shelling makes in the way our men carry on the war. Rain fell yesterday and the ground j n "crater land” is already sticky again, with many pools, and ponds. The rain clouds are gathering. A FRENCH REPORT. rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & heutkr.]

(■Received This Dav at 11.25'. a.m,). (Kcceni LONDON, Oct. 4th p A French communique reports artil]ery activity north of the Aisne on both banks of the Meuse, otherwise r] it is comparatively quiet. a advance at ypres. J a MILE DEEP. * A THOUSAND PRISONERS. • ■ (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) ' LONDON, October- 4- ' The' United Press Correspondent says • the British advance is a mile deep m places. „ Several villages have fallen. The Germans are surrendering in batches and the prisoners exceed a thousand. GERMAN REPORT. / rADMIRALTY— PER WIRELESS PRESS.j LONDON, October 3. German official: repulsed an attempt to recapture ground northward of the Menin-Ypres road. We captured French trenches on a front ot 1200 metres on the northern slope or tt:ii 044. Eight counter-attacks were driven back. Our airmen on Monday night bombed with good effect London Maragte, Sheerness, and Dover. further naval raids. rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION 1 & REUTER. J LONDON, Oct, 3. Our naval aircraft bombed the lock p, at es at Zeehruggo and aerodrome sheds.