In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 38, 12 September 1916, Page 5

In the West

GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT. THE BRITISH OPERATIONS. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. <Received 10.40 a.m.) Loudon, September 11. General Haig reports: We repulsed two more counter-attacks at Gincby and drove olf several small detachments of infantry at Moquet Farm and Pozicros. We entered the Gorman trenches at several places between Neuville, St. Vaast and La Bassco Canal, ENEMY USE LIQUID FLAME JETS ON THE FRENCH. SUCCESSFUL ALLIED AERIAL RAIDS. (Received 10.4.0 a.m.) London, September 11. A French communique states: Wo stopped five attacks accompanied by liquid flame jets between Berny and southward of Cbanlnes. Ten of our aeroplanes, dropping sixty bombs, successfully attacked important military depots southwaid of Bruges. An air squadron dropped 104 bombs on the munition stores northward of Sommepiz, where violent explosions wore observed.

GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS FAIL. BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS. Tho High Commissioner reports:— London, September 11 (1.45 p.0i.l The British official report states that two Cernuui counter-attacks 'at Ginehy yesterday were repulsed. Between Meville and St. Vaast and the La Bassee Canal, we entered the German trenches at several places, taking some prisoners. FRENCH REPULSE ENEMY ATTACKS. London, September 11 (4.10 p.m.) The French officially report that on the south of the Somme the Germans made a series of attacks at different points on our new front. From Burny to the region south of Chatlines five enemy attacks, several accompanied by liquid fire, failed under our artillery and machine-gun hre, causing heavy losses to the eneim. DIRTY GERMAN TRICK. Press Association— Copyright, United Service. (.Received 0.15. a.m.) Petrograd, September 11 • Russians prisoners dressed in German uniforms are marched at, the rear of the Franco-German front for the purpose of deceiving the French air scouts, who frequently bombed them mistaking them for Germans. 1,1 u " I .Milifnir «T-r no