In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 2 November 1916, Page 5

In the West

boast! <v*'i)o' . • 1 SOMETHING DOING IN THE . SPRING. GREAT INCREASE IN GUNNERY. Press Association—Copyright, Austra lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, November 1. Mr Frederic Coudert, who visited the West front, says England reaches the zenith of her preparations in the spring, when she will have five times the present number of guns. V of ■ » • SATISFACTORY ALLIED REv PORTS. __ Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, November 1. A French/.-communique states: We progressed:,jmwth-oast of Les Bbeuf* The British b);pke up violent attack at Sailly rSaillisel from the east ar north, and, similarly an attack south west of Altkirch. ’s : 1 NEW FRENCH PROGRESS. G EFIM AN ATTACKS REPELLED. The High Commissioner reports London, November 1. (3 p.m.) *’ A French official message says Northwards of the Somme we mad new progress north-east of Le Boeufs. This morning the Germans violent ly attacked Sailly and Saillisel bu all the attempts were broken by ou fire, and the Germans were drive back to th© trenches from wide they departed. BRITISH BOMBARDMENT. Press Association—Copyright, Austra lian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, November 1. G’eneral Sir Douglas Haig reports We bombarded the lines in the neighbourhood of the- Hohenzollern Redoubt and La Bassee Canal. There was considerable hostile shelling ol Hebuterne, also around the Stuff and Schwabea Redoubts. OPTIMISM C}F GERMAN PRESS. London, November 1. The German press assert that the Somme crisis is over, and that the German front is now invulnerable, the Anglo-French being no longer superior in guns and munitions. THE GERMAN REPORT. (Received 10.30 a.m.) London, November 1. A German communique declare? that the English attacks from the Courcelette-Guedecourt and Les Boeufs line broke down. SUCCESSFUL TRENCH RAIDS. BRITISH PROGRESS. PTess Association —uopyngnt. (Reuter’s Telegrams. V: * (Received 11.5 a.m.) London, November 1. General Haig reports :—Successful raids were made on enemy tranche? north-east of Festubert and Messinesi