In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 75, 1 July 1916, Page 5

In the West.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS. OFFENSIVE RENEWED WEST OF VERDUN. United Peeks Association. (Received 9.10 a.m.) Paris, June 30. A communique states: 'lho Germans attacked a salient near the Nieuportliombnorb: road, but a counter-attack drove them out from a portion of the trench where they had gained a footing.

Oar fire caught a strong German reconnaissance between Chaulines ant. Royc, and dispersed it before it neared the trenches. Other patrols met the same fate at Quennovieres and northeast of Vingre. Tlie enemy has vigorously renewed the offensive at Avocourt Wood to east of Hill 304, with a series of the most violent actions, preceded by intense bombardments, and accompanied by jets of liquid lire against the principal salients. Our fire broke these attempts and inflicted heavy losses. East of Hill 304, the enemy succeeded in gaining a small fortified work in the first line, the garrison being liter, ally buried by the bombardment. A counter attack at four o’clock in th* morning recovered the work.

NEW BATTERIES OF GERMAN LONG-RANGE GUNS. THE TREATMENT OF BELGIANS. • (Received 8.45 a.m.) Amsterdam, J une 30. I The Germans in Central Belgium are conveying to the front new batteries of long-range and exceptionally heavj calibre. All the Belgians from fifteen years of age to forty-five in the occupied du tricts are compelled to register, and arc not allowed to be absent more than twelve consecutive hours from the locality where they are registered. CEASELESS HEAVY ARTILLERY DUEL.

GERMAN TROOPS CO EAST. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Paris, June 30. Correspondents report a ceaseless heavy artillery duel from La Bassee to the Meuse. All trains in Germany have been commandeered, and are rushing troops eastwards. HiNDENBERC’S OFFENSIVE SUDDEN VIOLENT ATTACKS. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Paris, June 30. Sudden violent attacks on the entire right of the Jacobs'.adt-Dvinsk front are interpreted to mean that General Hindenberg has finally begun the offensive. REMARKABLE BRITISH ACTIVITY London, June 30. General Sir Douglas Haig reports a large number of raiding parties during the past twenty-four hours entered the enemy trenches on the entire British front, inflicting heavy casualties. The British casualties were insignificant. One raid occurred after the discharge of gas. Our troops, found a considerable number of German dead. The artillery are active. The German trenches were much damaged in many places. The intermittent discharge of smoke and gas aroused the activity of the enemy guns and caused him to disclose his battery positions. UNINTERRUPTED CANNONADING Paris, June 30. Lo Libert© says the British bombardment has increased ill violence. For twenty-four hours the roar of the cannonade is uninterrupted. Explosions follow at intervals of a few seconds. Not only the first line of trenches are obliterated, but at ceitain points the British artillery reached the second and third lines, and exploded ammunition depots five miles behind the front. Prisoners are dazed and bewildered by the bombardment and the incessant raids of the British infantry, which the enemy are powerless to stop. The Britishers are in excellent spirits, and detachments go to the front singing. A communique states; We effected a coup de main between Soissons and Rheims, destroying the German shelters. The artillery in the Champagne sector wrecked the enemy organisation at Butte do Mosul and north of lahme. There was a violent bombardment of Hill 304 to Avocourt Wood. The Germans late in the afternoon delivered an attack on the positions west of Hill 304. Our infantry, assisted by a curtain of fire, repulsed the attack. The great artillery activity was continued in the FlcuryA aux-Chcnois woods sectors. _ M. Briand, Prime Minister ot Franco, has forwarded a Note to neutrals protesting against Gorman brutality in enforcing the evacuation of civilians from Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoiug. GERMAN LOSSES AT VERDUN. London, June 20. Lo Matin estimates the German losses in 130 days at Verdun at halt a million. CANADIANS FIGHT TO THE DEATH. London, Juno 29. f The Cologne Volks Zeitung. describing the Canadians’ fight at Ypres. states that many preferred to be killed rather than surrender. Little groups resisted desperately and theii