Second Edition In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 95, 24 July 1916, Page 6

Second Edition In the West.

ANZACS CET INTO IT. filii :li&ftr- sim by side. PROGRESS REPORT. '■ l Prea3 Association--;Copyright, Australian and N.'Z. Cable Association. (Received- 12.5 p.m.) - , ■-,_ ; " , London, July 23. An afternoon despatch from the war 1 correspondents at Headquarters has given fuller details. Following the heavy bombardment last night, the British and Ansae troops delivered an attack towards Pozieres and Guillemont, and notwithstanding the enemy's desperate resistance the Aifzacs succeeded in establishing themselves at Pozieres, where they are now consolidating their line, . It is reported that their casualties. %re, comparatively light. ' ' ? ;"•• Westward of the village, the British also successfully' They found' that the wire entanglements Upon the right of Pozieres were ihsufficientjyfdestroyed, and consequently the British progress was checked by heavy machine-gun . fire. Despite i this, we gained'a footing at, .Guillemont, but owing to a determined couii&E-attack we were unable' to maintain the advance. ; Progress upon the whole contihiies satisfactory, especially in the neighborhood df Pozieresj also, along the road running from the village north-west-wards, upon which our troops were reported to be established.

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BRITISH ATtkOltS PAtL.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra-; Han and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Id? p.m.) London, July 23. A German communique states: British infantry attacks on the ThiepvalGuillemont front failed with heavy losses:./.Thereis /yidleni hahd4o-hah<i fighting near Pozieres K

DESTRUCTIVE BELGIAN FIRE ON •™ 3A ENEMY TRENCHES. ( r*TtoMMk,*'.tfV-yi>,"'■'< ft I .' '/■""• *(Reoeived 1.12 p.m.) Rome, July 23. A Belgian . communique states:_ Artillery and treheh ; felinesfor tie past week continued their destructive fire on- the German trenches, especially upon Hatsas, where the best results were obtairied. ...;. ; , : . t mm^m^mmmimuim^m^