FROM OTHER SOURCES.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1918, Page 2

FROM OTHER SOURCES.

artillery ACTIVE

LONDON, May 8

The United Press correspondent reports that artillery firo has increased around Bailleul and along the River Ancre,

"War planes are now swarming over the battlefields, There i 3 brilliant sunshiny weather.

A GERMAN ATTACK

PENETRATES AT ONE POINT

(Router’s Telegrams.)

LONDON, May 8

A British headquarters correspondent, writing cu the Bth. says that following a heavy continuous bombaroment along a wide front in Flanders, the German infantry this morning attacked south of Dickebuscli Lake. It was not a, very big affair apparently only' of divisional strength, vTho enemy penetrated our front line between the Lake and Ridge Wood. Some enemy parties were reported in the eastern fringe of tho wood part of which wo hold, and which is likelye to prove very costly to the enemy if ho attempts to push on. We also hold Kleinevstraat. Fighting continues in fine woathe.. ■ ’The tactical object of the operation was apparently to attempt, to clear a way for a- thrußt towards Scherpenberg from the northeast and which may prove the beginning of further fierce fighting in this region.

THE AUSTRALIAN ATTACK

LONDON, May 8,

The United'Press corerspondent writing on the Bth. states that the AustraL ians’ first move was at midnight, when they made a feint with a heavy bombardment. Tho second and third blows were delivered simultaneously. Meanwhile the enemy put up tremendous machine gun and shrapnel barrages,, but the Australians held on. s

GERMAN OFFENSIVE RESUMED

ATTACKING AT KEMMEL

Received, tlus dav at 8.45 n.m. LONDON, May Bth. A now German attack at Kemmel has begun. BRITISH RECOVER GROUND (Received This Day nt 9.50. a.m.) LONDON. May Bth. The British have recovered all the ground in Yoorinczeele nighbourhood. HEAVY GUN FIRE. WASHINGTON, May 9. f On tlio American front, heavy German artillery was fired for the first time north-west of Tout.