WESTERN FRONT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17279, 21 September 1916, Page 7

WESTERN FRONT.

IN CHAMPAGNE.

ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL

The High Commissioner reports: — LONDON, September 19.

A Fronch official message says:—Following a bombardment yesterday cast and west of the Souain-Sommo-Py Road, several German attempted attacks failed under curtain fire.' The enemy losses wero severo. A Fronch communique states: —The Germans mndo many attacks, notably five against the Russian sector- They were repulsed everywhere, with serious losses. ROUND VERDUN. COUNTER-ATTACKS FAIL. 'Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September 19. A French communique states:— We repulsed a coup-do-main at Avnoourt and two counter-attacks at the Mort Homme. GERMAN ADMISSION. AMSTERDAM, September 19. A German communique says:— The French temporarily penetrated tronches on the west slope oi the Mort Homme. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. (Received September 20, 10.30 p.m.) PARIS, September 20. A communique says:—There is artillery, activity on the right bank of the Meuse. . NO THOUGHT OF PEACE. FRENCH PREMIER’S SPEECH. “LOOK AT YOUR COUNTRY.” (Received September 20, 10.30 p.m.) PARIS, September 20. M. Briand delivered an eloquent speech in the Chamber of Deputies as an outcome of the remarks of M. Brizon, a Socialist, who roused the Chamber’s anger .asking whether Franc: had not already suffered enough and whether she could not now negotiate for pence. M. Briand said “Look at your country. M. Brizon. It has boon violently attacked for two years. It bad tho honour to champion tho right and stayed the invader. Yet when its blood flows, you say negotiate for peace. What a challenge! What an outrage to the memory of our dead. Ten of our provinces have been invaded, old men. women and children have been carried off. They await deliverance. Yet you ask for a peace which is humiliating and dishonouring.” Tho Chamber gave M. Briand an ovation and by 421 votes to 2G ordered that tho speech should bo placarded throughout France.

AFTER THE WAR. MANUFACTURE OF DYES. STATE AID PROVIDED. (Received September 20, 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, September 20. The Government is appointing a committoo to comb out the military eligib!es employed in the Civil Service. In Paris a national company is projected to manufacture dyes and chemical products. The Government guarantees the company the use of new Avar factories after the war, reserving the power to order the manufacture of explosives and chemicals. A commercial undertaking lias also been completed between similar British and Italian concerns.