Second Edition In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 9, 9 August 1916, Page 6

Second Edition In the West.

CEMfejIAL HAICSj REPORT.

FRUITLESS ENEMY ATTACKS.

FIGHTING PROCEEDS EAST OF-

TRONES WOOD.

SUCCESSFUL RAIDING PARTIES.

PATROL SQUADRON ENGAGES ENEMY AB.EOP.LANLES.

The High Commissioner reports:—

London, August 8 (3.30 p.m.)

General Sir Douglas Haig reports: After five fruitless attempts yesterday north and east of Pozieres, the enemy made no' fresh infantry attacks, hut maintained a heavy artillery fire on this front and also on other portions of ; the battle area. During the night we pushed forward to places eastward of Trones Wood, and fighting proceeds on the outskirts of Guillemont, near the railway station. Oh the eastern portion of the Liepziz salient, the. enemy attempted a bomb attack on, our lines, but they were driven back without difficulty.

North of Roclincdurt, two of I, pur raiding parties successfully entered the German lines and blew .up dugouts.

An enemy squadron of ten aeroplanes endeayoured to cross pur lines yesterday on a bombing expedition, but they were cut off by one of our offensive patrols of four machines. The enemy machines scattered, returning 'precipitately and pursued by oilr patrols. Two hostile machines were forced to descend behind outlines. - 5-,' GERMANS REMARK UPON STUBSORIA RIWANCE. Tress Assodation—Copyright, Australian and. N.Z. Cable Association.’ . + > ■ - London, A fierman -oomm enemy continues his stubborn attacks between Thieupval and the Somme, especially’ at f*ozieres. At Bazeiytiu le Petit and soqtlvivard of Maurdpas there has-been bitter hand-to-hand fighting, which, generally, ended in our favour. We repulsed, enemy attacks on the Somme. ,