A BRILLIANT BRITISH SUCCESS

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 21 August 1916, Page 5

A BRILLIANT BRITISH SUCCESS

FURTHER WEST FRONT SUCCESS. TRENCHES AND PRISONERS . ~L. e TAKEN. TWO MILE FRONT ADVANCE. OTHER IMPORTANT PROGRESS. (Received 8.17.) LONDON, August 19. A .French official message states that enemy counter, attacks from Maurepas towards Clery were broken, except one, north of Maurepas." Left of the Meuse yesterday evening two German grenade attacks on our salient east of Avocourt redoubt, and on trenches on Hill 304, were unsuccessful in reaching our lines. They retired leaving many dead and wounded' on the ground. W e took Foot Foot Island ruined house east of Fluery and all the villages are ours, despite two counter attacks. On the British front the high sucC3ss reported during the night, has been maintained and extended. At night the enemy determinedly counter attacked positions captured, regaining a little on the extreme- right. Elsewhere they were repulsed. At Highwoods, where we join the French, we 'advanced along a two-mile front to a depth varying from two to six hundred yards We now hold the western outskirts of Guillemont, northwards from hence to between Deville Wood and Guichy. Several hundreds of yards of ■ enemy trenches were captured between jffighwood and the Albert-Bapaume. We made three hundred yards aa-wance eastward and south-eastwards ofJfilouquet Farm. We pushed forward from Ovilers to Thiepval, taking several hundred prisoners. r% ON THE WEST FRONT. BRITISH AND FRENCH PROGRESS. IMPORTANT CAPTURE OF POSITIONS. (Received 8.17.) LONDON, August 19. Official: The French attack north of the Somme against that portion of Maurepas occupied by the Germans, enabled us to capture, in the course of a brilliant assault, a notable part of the village. Two unwounded prisoners were taken between Maurepas and the Somme.

We extended our positions on the right of th e Meuse, where we continued our offensive, pursuing the enemy from two fortified redouts noTth-west of Thiaumont works.

On Friday afternoon there was lively fighting by the British on the whole front, from Pozieres to th e Somme. We captured, several strong positions and gained ground towards €fnchy and Guillemont. Two hundred prisoners were taken during the day, including some officers. The enemy's billets were successfully bombed by our aircraft. SPEEDY SUCCESS FOR ITALY. PREDICTED BY COLONEL REPINGTON. (Received 9.5) LONDON, August 20. Colonel Repington predicts the speedy capture of the heights east of GorMa, enabling the Italians to assail the Carso on two sides. General Cadorna i& carrying out his settled plan, Vfbicb. has been completely successful from the beginning, and so justifies us expecting a fortunate sequel. THROTTLING THE DYE INDUSTRY .WHAT GERMANY MEANS. ; (Received 9.20) NUWi YORK, August 29. :/■ A dyemakers' periodical publishes details of a new organisation in Berlin, a vast trust with, a hundred million for the purpose or stamping put the newly, started dye industry in the United States, which the government is fostering. The Trust Is already in operation, and is earning largs, dividends despite the war.

OVER 100 C PRISONERS TAKEN SAXONS AFRAID TO FACE THE MUSIC A WHOLE SQUAD DESERTED RUSSIAN STOKHOD VICTORY PRESSING ON TOWARDS KOVEL DESPERATE FIGHTING IN SERVIA DRIVING THE BULGARIANS BACK

THE FIGHTING !N SERVIA. ..BULGARS FRUITLESS ATTACK A TEMPORARY BULGAR SUCCESS. WIPED OUT BY BRITISH. (Received 9.5) LONDON, August 20. Mr Ward Price, writing on the 18l.li, says the Bulgarians yesterday coimnen ced an offensive along the whole Servian front in the Moglen sector. Six battalions furiously attacked with the object of recapturing positions lost in July. Everywhere they were repulsed with enormous loss, except at Fiorina, where there were only Servian outposts. They occupied the town and station south of Demirhissar, and patrols crossed the Struma and exchanged shots with our cavalry at Lissa an or Starchista. The Bulgars ordered the Greeks to withdraw from defending the guns, and they obeyed, the Bulgars occupying both. Meanwhile, British infantry attacked the hill commanding Dolzel and drove out the enemy and consolidated. IN THE BALKANS. BULGAR PATROLS BUSY. ORDERING' OFF THE GREEKS. (Received 9.20) PARIS, Augmst 20. .Bulgar patrols are pushing in trie direction of Kavalla. The enemy occupied Greeks forts at Lissa and Stareista. In the region of the Struma our lire held up Bulgar attacks. Westward ci: the Struma the English repulsed Bulgar attacks at Dodzeli. There is cannonade on the west bank of the Verdar notably at Majadag. The fighting Si nth of Monastir i s where Servian advance guards are engaging the Bulgars on the outskirts of Banaca. MORE GERMAN PLOTS. NEW GERMAN CODE SEIZED. AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS. TO ORGANIZE MORE BOMBING. (Received 9.0) B NE[W YORK, Aug'ust 20. The "New York Times" has published the text of four jumbled letters by a prominent German agent, sent from Berlin, which when pieced together showed a request for a fund of one hundred to five hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of financing new plots here. The letters comprise a new code, the first words of the four letters forming the complete sense, then the second words, and so on. The writer said other plots were badly bungled, and calls Von B'ernstorff a pliant diplomat of no value.

UNPRECEDENTED FOOD PRICES. SOME ASTONISHING- INCREASES. (Received 9.20) LONDON, Augiust 20. Food prices are increasing, beef has increased 61 per cent, bacon 41 per cent, the highest ever known. Potatoes have increased 91 per cent, and other foodstuffs similarly. Butter will shortly be 2/6 a pound. New regulations are expected that will beneficially affect wheat, bacon, and meat. HUN ATTACKS ON FLEURY. ALL WERE REPULSED. ENEMY SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES. (Received 9.55). PARIS, August 20, -

A communique states • that our jffrfc repulsed all violent counter attacks at Fleury, wlrlch were followed by prolonged find intense Tlie enemy suffered ;?-".-at losses.

GERMAN SOCIALIST CIRCULAR. DENOUNCING THE GOVERNMENT 'AT VERDUN 100,000 MEN SACRIFICED. (Received 9.35.). WASHINGTON, August 20. The Social Democrats' of Germany secretary lias issued thousands of copies of an anti-submarine circular, ,and an anti-Giovernnierfit wherein he denounced the U boat war as international murder. The circular says the crazy German imperialistic agitators in their stupidity provided a world war, then added thereto futile summarining. In the spring of 1915 our braggarts were cracking jokes and threatening to starve England by submarines. This was utter foolishness; such a blockade would require 100 submarines for every dozen the Germans were able to build. Even then it was doubtful whether the campaign would not have culminated in sending hundreds of women and children to grisly death in the Lusitania, by causing a world-wide cry of horror.

■ The Government promises the Germans victory, but it is more likely we shall repeat our experience at Verdun, where more than 100,000 Germans were driven to death in order \£p take a couple of unimportant positions.

UNCHALLENGED VICTORY. BRITAIN MUST HAVE DONE WITH WAR FOR EVER, (Received 9.5.)LONDON, August .20. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Criecicth, said lie was satisfied with the way things were going. He felt for i the first time in three years that the nippers were gripping, and we would soon hear them crack, when we w r ould be able to extract the kernel. The vigour of our demands would be proportionate to the extent of sacrifices made by Great Bitain. We must have complete unchallengeable victory that shall be a warning to kings and their counsellors of a day of reckoning, and a demand by civilised nations for their outrages. Let us have done with war now and for ever. BRITISH ZEPPELINS, FOR COASTAL USE ONLY. (Received 9.20.). i LONDON, August 20. The "Evening News" says the socalled British Zeppelins are really coastal airships, speedy and useful, but only half the size of the Zeppelin. BRILLIANT BRITISH SUCCESS. THOUSAND PRISONERS i CAPTURED. SAXON SQUAD DESERTED. AFRAID TO FACE THE MUSIC. (Rece.ved 9.5) A correspondent at headquarters in France says' for i.b.3 week-end the fight ling developed iir.o one of the most important and successful battles in tlv.2 western offensive. Bns'des satisfactorily progressing towards the complete mastery of the ridge. Ave capture! 1,000 prisoners and much Material. formidable strong points were destroyed and a way prepared for further progress. We were most successful in the neighbournood of Leipzig redoubt and Martinpuich. Tne enemy's morale is badly shaken under incessant punish ment. A whole squad of Saxons deserted, being unable to face the music. A RUSSIAN SUCCESS. VICTORY ON THE STOKHOD. PRESSING TOWARDS NOVEL. (Received 11.10.) LONDON, August 20. A Russian communique states: We captured Chervische Farm and several heights on the Stokhod. There was stubborn fighting for Goloby, which changed hands several times, but it ' remains in our possession. We capturd the heights westward of Zadlonitza and Voronka. DESPERATE FIGHTING IN SERBIA. VILLAGE REPEATEDLY CHANGES 1 HANDS. FRENCH ULTIMATELY VTCi TORIOUS. BULGARS REPULSED BY SERBS. (Received 11.10.) SALONIKA, August 20. Eulg&rs returned to the attack and drove the French out of Doldzeli. The French were reinforced and re-attack-ed with vigour and recaptured the village. Fiercelocal fighting; continues, .and' T&Mzeii several times changed,hands. Six Bulgar battalions attacked the Moglenika Valley, wftifc!) the Serb.'? repulsed.

ALMOST INACCESSIBLE POSITIONS.

(Received 11.10)

AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES. ON THE ITALIAN FRONT. 87,000 IN TEN DAYS. (Received 11.10.) ROME, August 20. Official: The estimate of Austrian losses on the Isouzo, between the 6th and Kith August, is (55,000, exclusive of 22,000 prisoners. IN ASIA MINOR. THE RUSSIANS BEATING DIFFICULTIES.

A Russian official report states: We repulsed attacks against our heights north of Kirlibaba. Fighting continues in the direction of Diarbekin. We arc overcoming the difficulties on an almost inaccessible ridge westward of Bingledon Mountains. Fighting continues south west of Urmi Lake.

THE TURKISH HAND. ATHENS, August 20. The condition of Greeks on the Black Sea coast is deplorable. The Turks, ow ing to the Russian advance, are clearing out inhabitants from villages ana sending them to interior concentration camps on foot. Almost foodless, the Turks are en route to rob these pitiful caravans of all their possessions. Children are taken from the villages and converted to Islamism. Soldiers are committing the most horrible brutalities on women and girls. THE PRICE OP FOOD. MASS MEETINGS IN BRITAIN. , AMERICAN MEAT TRUST BLAMED WHEAT GAMBLERS INFLATE PRICES. (Received 9.35) WASHINGTON, August 20. The "World's" .ondon correspondent says that mass meetings were held in large citie s in England on Sunday to demand that the Government take measures to re luce the price of foodstuffs. The cos: o!.' living wa s 65 per cent higher than L«i"re.the war. The American Beef Trust and wheat sp °.u lators are blamed, but ErJiish wheat gamblers and Genusm merchants neiped to inflate the prices. .