THE WESTERN FRONT.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1917, Page 2

THE WESTERN FRONT.

DEEDS OF HEROISM,

(United Service Telegrams.)

LONDON, Oct 11.

Mr. Murdoch records many instance* -of individual heroism anld numerous cases of the single handed taking of scores of prisoners. A Sergt. rushed between two mach-ine-guns and shot the crew of both. A Corporal worked his way round ft redoubt and attacked nn officer with a bnyonot. Tho officer fled and fifty inmates surrendered. An officer, armed with a cane only, entered a dug-out \ and prisonered twenty.

In the final stages of the struggle, tho men bringing up ammunition left their mules and participated in the fighting. Mr. Murdoch adds.—Few battles have seen so much revolvering. Most of the Germans carried revolvers, which they preferred to the bayonet.

Good authorities confirm the estimate that two Gormans'ere lying dead on the captured ground, for every on© prisonered.

HINDENBURG ANXIOUS

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

ROME, October 10. It is reported that -General Hin-

tfenburg' hfee declined to accompany the Kaiser to the Balkans owing to the situation in Flanders.

HAIG’S REPORT

, MUCH ARTILLERY ACTIVITY

[AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

LONDON, Oot 12

Sir Douglas Haig reports: There is improved weather and good visibility favoured the work of the artillery There was much effective counter batterying, besides. bombardments of the enemy’s positions and communicsu tions in the brick, areas. The hostile artillery was less active and there were no infantry actions. Our aeroplanes on ■Wednesday bombed German -big gun positions. Five enemy machines were brought down. Four of ours are missing-

FRENCH REPORT. LONDON; Oct.(llth. A French communique mentions that there was mutual artillerying activity at various points of the front but as infantry action occurred GENERAL MAURICE PLEASED. WITH RECENT ADVANCE. [AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] LONDON, October 111 General 'Maurice reviewing the situation says:—We have every reason to bo pleased with the latest advance. He decribes Colonel Moraht’e ■ statement that since September 20th. 1 j tho British have lost half a million ' * rnen as grotesque. There have not been that number of men engaged in the series of battles. Since January our total casualties in all theatres have not exceeded half a million.

The submarines have not delayed our plans i n France one hour nor kept back a single round of ammunition. The British are better fed and nore liberally supplied and equipped than ever before.

The importation of war materials into France which was eleven tons hontrly had risen to twenty-four tons in the last weeks of September. Tho railway and canal facilities for transporting supplies has been enormously improved.'