THE WESTERN FRONT

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1918, Page 2

THE WESTERN FRONT

[PKII PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.]

FRENCH ADVANCING. LONDON. July 29,

Correspondents at the French front states that the infantry, cavalry and tanks on Sunday followed up the artillery’s destructive work and cleared the enemy out of Fore on Tardenois towards the north-cast after hand to hand encounters.

The enemy’s destruction of bridges across the Ourcq has not greatly delated the French, who forded the shallow stream at several points.

The French are proceeding cautiously are not wasting men.

The cavalry located the Germans at Bois Meuniere, where it is anticipated that they will resist strongly.

HEAVY FIGHTING RAGING

VILLAGES in flames

fIONUOV TIMES SERVICE—COPYRIGHT - ] LONDON, July 29. The latest news is that the villages eight miles behind the lines are burning. Heavy fighting is raging.

Sc-rgy has been taken and retaken four times, but is now in French hands. The Fourth Prussian Guards attacked the Americans south of Serge. Ihe Americans stopped the assault dead, with heavy losses. The French surrounded Buzancy, but wore unable to bold it.

FIERCE GERMAN ATTACK

AMERICANS DRIVEN RACK

(Received This Dav at 950 a.ra.) NEW YORK July 30.

Germans, attacking fiercely, drove the Americans out of Ciergs, south of Fere en Tardenois; also from Bougean near Grand Rozov.

AUSTRALIANS CAPTURE MERRIS

(Received This Dav at 9.30. a m.) NEW YORK July 30. On the West Front, Australians captured Morris.

GERMAN NERVOUSNESS,

OVER THE RECENT RETREAT

(Received This Day at 9.1 5 a.m.) BERNE-; July 30.

The full significance of the retreat was only made known to the public in Berlin on Monday. It increased the extraordinary nervousness which was noteworth v for the past fortnight. Official newspapers continue to pretend that the loss of the ground is without importance. • Other newspapers, attacking General Ilindenburg, describe him as the leader of the whole gang opposed to General Ludendorff, who is leading the young staff officers.