WESTERN ALLIES

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1918, Page 3

WESTERN ALLIES

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYKIwTIT.j BRUTAL GERMANS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, September 24. Germnny is taking brutal measures to discourage escapes on the Belgium frontier. Entries killed six suspects including an octogenarian woman. Thp victims were done to death with riflebutts and bayonets, in order to save ammunition. The Germans on Saturday, after strip ping 170 Belgians to the waist, publicly flogged them in the market place and left four in a dying condition.

SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. if AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION’] fll REUTER.] (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON September 24. General Haig reports fighting is taking place to our advantage in the sector .eastward of Vermand, where wo are progressing. We suicccsßefully repulsed a local attack northward of Littlepriel farm, taking prisoners. The enemy attacked our new positions southward of Gavrelle in night time,, supporting the assault with a heavy barrage. This attack was comple repulsed. Our line is intact. Wc slightly improved our positions northward of Mocuvrcs and a successful minor operation at night time regained portion of the old British front line, south-eastward of Yoormezele. Wo drove off raiders westward ot Boilinglise, and eastward of Neuvc Chappier The enemy raided a post southward of Scarpe river.

FRENCH REPORT. (Received Tin’s Dav at tO Vi. a.-A.» LONDON, September :'4. A French communique reports marked artillery activity at nightimo in the region of St. Quentin and between the Ailette and Aisnc in Champagne. We executed two raids in the region ot Perthes and near Butte du Mcsnil. FRENCH CAPTURE PRILF.P. (Received This Day at. 32.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 24. French cavalry have captured Piilcp north-east of Monastir.

AMERICAN CAPTURES. AND GERMAN CUTENESS. (Received This Dav at 12.2/5 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 24. The “Chicago News” correspondent on the American front states tho Americans captured German material valued at forty million dollars, during tho St. Alibi cl offensive, including severaj fake Germans tanks, duplicates o? real Tanks, hut made of wood, covered with canvas and fitted with guns. These camouflaged the tanks and were used in the daytime to make the Allies think the German forces were moving preparatory to attacking. The Americans also found a place whore th P picture of aviation field, hangars and air machines wore painted on tho ground to deceive the Allied observers.