GENERAL HAIG’S REPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1918, Page 3

GENERAL HAIG’S REPORTS

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OFFICIAL NEWS

WELLINGTON, This Day. The High Commissioner reports* from London, September 13th at 12.30. p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports yesterday the English gained Holnon Wood driving the enemy from positions after resistance. Jeancourt is onrs.

official NEWS

WELLINGTON, Aug. 27. The High Commissioner reports from London September 12th at 1 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports Attilly, Vermand and Vonlielles were captuicd. We have crossed the canal du Nord northwestward of Havrincourt and established ourselves in the west hank eastward and northward of Moeuiios..

BRITISH PROGRESS. 'LONDON, September 12

Sir Douglas’ Haig reports: Attilly Vermand and Vendelles have been captured hv us. These positions are directly fronting St. Quentin. Further north, 'the British have crossed the canal du Nord, northwestward of Havrincourt, which is now ours.

AVe have established ourselves on the west bank of the canal, oastwaru nnd northward of Moeuvros (directly fronting Cambrai, and about five miles westward). . # The attack lV>f«vo Cambrai, round Moeuvrcs, is being made by General Hyiig’s army. That before St. Quentin is by General RawlTnson’s forces

FURTHER PROGRESS. LONDON, September 12 Late to-night Sir Douglas Haig reports: “Despite bad weather, our operations were continued ff.iecessfnlly this morning . - . In the Havrincourt sector, English troops daptured Treseault, and the old British trench lines east and nor li thereof . _ , , „ On their right the Now Zealandc. progressed east of Gouzcaucourt A\ood They overcame an obstinate ancc bv the Jaegar division. ‘At Havrincourt, the f,2ml who carried this village on the -Jth of November 1917, attacked for the second time over the same ground and with like success. Other English troops attacked the place across the canal du Nord from the nortkofHavrincourt, and after sharp fighting we captured the village an of the Bapaume-Cambrai road the Lancasliires after sharp fighting completed the capture of Moeuvrcs. AVe took prisoner a thousand in these progressed south of La Bassee caual and north-west o Armentieres.

rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CATIT.K ASSOCIATION M UEPTER.J

(Received This Day at 9.25 a.m ) LONDON. Sept. 13th. General Haig reports that English troops on Thursday gained possession of Holnon Wood. expelling the eneini from the locality wherein he had resisted our line. Further north wo ad\anted eastward of the village of. Jeancourt. which fell into our hands duithe evening. , „ . Stvon" forces assisted by low-flying aeroplanes attacked our new positions at ; Havrincourt. but were-repulsed with great losses. . Opposite Moeuvrcs, infantry assembling for a counter-attack, was subieeted to heavy accurate artillery fire. The attack wliioh. developed subsequent ly was completely unsuccessful, the few Germans Teaching our positions., being killed or prisoners!. ... AVe progressed during the mgbt time westward of Anehy-lez la Basse.