In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 50, 26 September 1916, Page 5

In the West

MUNITIONS, MORE MUNITIONS! FRANCE'S GIGANTIC SCHEME. MOUNTAINS OF SHELLS TO ARISi. Press Association—Copyright. Published in "Tho Times." (Received 10 a.m.) Paris, September 25. M. Thomas, Minister of Munitions. states: "It will be necessary to take measures to still further increase the output of munitions. We must intensify the winter output. My scheme is a gigantic one. Three hundred thousand women have already responded, and mountains of shells will arise. ENGLAND DOING HER SHARE. Pierre Dupuy, director of the Technical Committee, states: "England is now drawing level with France in the matter of a formidable output. It is impossible,to publish figures, but a constant increase of heavy artillery on all tho Allied fronts is guaranteed."

ALLIES PROGRESS EASTWARD

MANY TRENCHES RAIDED

Press Association—Copyright, Aus'-"-lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Noon.) London, September 25.

General Haig reports: Germans attacked eastward of Courcelette and were repulsed. Our mines northward of Neuve Chfpelle and northward of Hulluch did much damage to the enemy's works. We raided trenches at "several points.

BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT.

The High Commissioner reports:—

London, September 25 (2.45 p.m.)

A British official report states that southward of the Ancre an enemy attack east of Courcelette was repulsed north of .Veuve Chapelle and also north of Hullock, we exploded mines; damaging, the enemy's works.

ALLIES' PROGRESS' REPORTS. Press Association—Copyright. Reutor's Service. London, September 25. General Sir Douglas Haig reports. South of the Ancre and west of Les Boeufs three enemy attacks were repulsed with loss, i There is active artillery work at many points. Our airmen have conducted five raids en railway stations and enemy communications. Five hostile machines were destroyed in ,the. air fighting yesterdajj and two others were downed in a damaged condition. Five of our machines are missing. Paris, September 25. A communique states:—Two French aeroplanes dropped bombs on Essen and returned safely. The flight was over five hundred miles. Seven aeroplanes dropped fifty bombs on factories at Rombach and Thionville.