ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1918, Page 3

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

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LUDENDORFF INDIGNANT

AT LEAKAGE OF NEWS,

(Received This Dav at 12.2 b. p.r- s LONDON, July 2.

General Ludendorff in an indignant Army Order, denounces German prisoners and deserters who disclosed to the enemy, the plans for German attacks on Chemin ties Dames on May 2otli, so that tho enemy knew how and flic form of the attacks, and the units engaged, and similarly on June 9th. Ludendorff says lie is amazed at the accuracy, and wealth of details of information that the French derived from German prisoners. The infamous conduct of a Jew individuals may have tli© gravest results on th© victorious issue, of the war.

HAIG’S REPORT. f IUE HI ALIAN & N.Z. CABI.K . A9SOCIAHT* & REUTER.] (Received This Day fit 1" " LONDON, July 2. General Haig reports the enemy attack on the night of the first, northwest of Albeit, was with a view to recapturing the ground taken on the night of the 30th. It was repulsed except at. one point, where the enemy obtained a footing in a trench. . Wo repulsed raids in the neighbourhood of Aveuley Wood, Avion and Hinges. FRENCH OPERATIONS. (Received This Pnv at 12.25, i.m.) LONDON, July 1. A French communique reports nothing important on the whole front. Tiyenty-ono German aeroplanes wore fell ed or disabled on the 30th. Six captive balloons wero set on fire.

Twenty-two tons of bombs were dropped at night on enemy aerodromes and stations.

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Received this day at 2.3(1 p.m.,) LONDON, July 2

An evening French communique says west of Chneau Thierry a local operation was executed in conjunction with the Americans, which enabled us to improvo our positions on the front at Vaux and Hill 204. The Americans captured the village of Vaux and the height westward thereof. Over three hundred wore prisonered. We raided between Mont Didier, and Noyon. The en emy attempts near Belloy, in Upper Alsace failed.

THE ALLIES CONFIDENT. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, July 2. Reuter says the fact . that the Allies persistent successful policy of pinpricks • has failed to provoke a resumption of the German attacks, show that tho delay of the latter is imposed by necessity probably duo to difficulty of concentrating material on tho ground for advance railways, but it is undoubted that the Austrian defeat has disorganised the

German schemes, hence the coming blow j 3 awaited with confidence, although it is recognised that the next three months are critical ones.