In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 9, 9 August 1916, Page 5

In the West

GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT. GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. - r ' Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Loi'idon, August 8. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: The German attacks north-east and north of Pozieres penetrated the new trenches at a few points, hut the attackers were driven out, sustaining many casualties and losing many prisoners.

The first two attacks wore made at four o’clock in the morning, and two others at 8.30 a.in., and a fifth at 4 in the afternoon. All the attacks were feeble and easily repulsed.

ANZACS WIN FRESH GLORY.

Paris, August 8

The Anzacs won fresh glory at yesterday’s fighting north of Pozieres. They firmly held the trenches skirting the Bapaume road against attacks by three Saxon and Bavarian regiments. Both sides lost heavily by knife and revolver fighting, but the colonials did not yield. Their magnificent resistance enabled the British unit to attack the enemy on the left flank and drive them off north-west-erly.

The British counter-attacked west of Pozieres and then hurled the Gormans from their trenches, thus enlarging the gains towards Thiepval. The German losses were heaviest between the Poziers mill and Hill 160. Three battalions that were advancing in echelon were mown down by the British guns’ oblique fire. The German remnants scurried back in disorder.

THE ADVANCE AT POZIERES.

London, August 7

The Anzacs and Kents brilliantly made their advance on the Pozieres plateau in the direction of- Martinpuich {cabled yesterday), and splendidly carried two lines of trenches, and then advanced-two hundred yards on the plateau. General von Billow’s army order, found on prisoners, said they must, at all costs, recapture the Pozieres plateau, as if the British retained the plateau it would give them a valuable advantage, so it .must be retaken orthwitb. The troops first gaining a bothold must maintain same at whatever sacrifice, pending reinforcements. Vay officer or man not resisting to bo death would be immediately •ourtmartialled.

ENEMY BATTERIES DAMAGED.

Paris, August 8

A communique states: We carried i line of trenches, between the Hem rood and the river, and severely damaged the enemy batteries in the Lihons district. We progressed southward of Thiaumont, and captured some houses in the western pait ot Fleury.

CRAVES OF ENGLISH KILLED IN FRANCE,

1 INVIOLABILITY ASSURED

Press Association—Copyright Published in “The Times.” (Received 9.10 a.in.)

Parliament has passed a law assnr lug the inviolability of the graves ol the English killed in France.

BRITISH-FRENCH OPERATIONS

FURIOUS FIGHTING AT VERDUN.

Press Association—Copyright, Austro

Han and X.Z. Cablo Association. (Received 10.30 a.m.) Paris, August 8

A communique states; Co-operat-ing with the British on our left in an attack tiuillenumt, we advanced eastward of Hill 139 and northward of Hardeeourt. Two German countorjattacks on Monacu Farm failed. We I stopped successive strong German ! attacks at Fleury and the Thiaumont 1 work. There was a heavy bombardment. In our rear, our machine-guns caused great losses. T lie Germans 1 penetrated the Thiaumont work after a furious fight, which continues.

IMPORTANT AERIAL BOMBING.

PASSAGE FOR THE WOUNDED THROUGH MONS, *

RAILROADS BLOCKED.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.15 a.m.) Amsterdam, August 8. French aviators bombed the tTons railway station and the troop trains. More wounded travelled through Mons during the first fortnight in July than in the previous year, A military train was blown up near Liege, blocking all the Gorman trains' in Belgium and on the left hank of the Meuse.