In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 61, 9 October 1916, Page 5

In the West

-. ! oH Ifio'lJr.'ij'-; garj INCREASED BOMBARDMENT. iT»i-i«i . fonoi fiur • EXTENSION OF FIRING LINE. Press Association—Copyright, Austra. lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.5 a.m.) Paris, October 8. The artillery battle for the past thirtj'-stx* 'hours ' has" "been most""' vio : lent. The * bombardment extended beyond' the recent front of attack to the regions of Roye, Sassigny, and Noyon. RAINY/ QUIET NIGHT. FRENCH AIRMEN AT WORK. * ifiiA :. j October B.' A;'Fr©hciu* foonaninriique states:— Rain-fell -in-'th r o night which was quiet. Our aeroplanes bombed Moislains and Vaux "Wood northward of Peronne. CAPTURE OF LE SARS. Press Association— Copyright, Austra lian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, October 8. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Co-operating with the French, we attacked from the Albert-Bapaume road to Les Boeufs. Our line between Guedecourt and Les Boefus has advanced from 600 to 1000 yards. We captured Le Sars and progressed eastward and westward thereof. The. combined aircraft greatly assisted.

FURTHER ANCLO-FRENCH GAINS. Press Association —Copyright Reuter'g Service. . i i , Paris, October 8. A communique states: North of the Somme our infantry, in conjunction with the British, attacked from the front of, Morval and Bouchavesnes, and carried the line forward twelve hundred metres north-east of Morval. The new French line cowns the western slopes of Saill-Saillisel ridge, the whole of the Bapa-umo road to two hundred metres from Saill, thence over the hill 130 metres to the south of Bouchavesnes. A great gathering of the enemy troops north of Saillisel were caught in the Concentration fire of our 'batteries. , '"Violent artillery duel; con? Itinue south of the Somme and on th • right of the Meuse. BELFORT BOMBED. Paris, October 7. A communique states: The night was calm. Bombs were dropped on Belfort, but the damage was insiguifi cant. SATISFACTORY REPORTS^** The High Commissioner reports : London, October 8. (3 p.m.) The British official report says: On Saturday evening, the enemy counter-attacked northward of Les

| Boeufs,, and recovered a small portion of 'lost, trenches, i Elsewhere, v\e secured gains.. Tl\e, whole.-eifLe Sars is ours.. Northwards-; and ;sontlieastwards of Coui''celette,..our. front is considerably, advanced. The,\j attack on S.chwaben. redoubt. ,was completely re- ' pulsed. ... ;, SUCCESS OF FRENCH WAR LOAN. (Received 11.5 a.m.) Paris, October 8. The success of the French war loan is assured.