ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 218, 19 October 1916, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

A FRENCH REPORT. GERMAN ATTACKS BROKEN. THE HUNS DRIVEN OUT. ' Keceived 10.50 LONDON, Oct. 18. A French communique states: Our fire broke three attacks at Saily Sailise An enemy attack east of Berny en Santerre parties penetrated our advanced trenches. Oun counter-attack killed or captured them, or drove them back in disorder. In succeeding attacking waves we penetrated their trenches taking prisoners at Fnesniors, south of Reims.

BRITISH PROGRESS. NOTWITHSTANDING BAD WEATHER. I v LONDON, Oct IS. A British official report states: Notwithstanding the rain we progressed at points between the Albert-Bapaume road and Les Boeufs, taking some prisoners. THE SOMME BATTLE. AS GERMANS WOULD LIKE IT. AN ALLIED DEFEAT CLAIMED. LONDON, Oct. 17. The "Vossiehe Zeitung," in a review of the war, says the Allies' Sommc offensive has been checked, and the south-eastern Rumanian peril warded off. Germany is now past danger from the Somme offensive, which marks the zenith of the fighting since August. 1014. The Allies' effort to wrest the initiative on the West front has secured the initiative on only a fragmentary portion of the. front, but the terrible three months' fighting is only a preliminary to the final decision which Germany desires as much v.s the Allies, and which must ultimately come on the West front. Mr Lloyd George and M. Bniand had brought about the co-ordin-ation of the Allies on a grand scale, Britain wanted men and France guns, and they had been partly succesful. Greater efforts were under contemplation for next spring. The intermingled Anglo-French armies wene exchanging staff officers, and using other measures for facilitating the common blow which they now purposed to deliver in 1917. Therefore, while tacitly admitting that Germany had won in the Somme battle the review concludes, "the general position is everywhere favourable to Germany." OFFICIAL SOMME REPORT. ENEMY RETIRES IN DISORDER. Received 10.50 LONDON, Oct. IS. French reports say that north of the Somme, yesterday, the enemy renewed attempts on Sailly-Saillisd. Throe attacks were broken successfully. The enemy suffered serious losses. All our gains were maintained intact. South of the Somme the Germans attacked this morning, eastward of Ber-ny-en-Santerue. Portions of our advanced trenches were penetrated, but the enemy was immediately thrown back by a counter-attack, the enemy retiring in disorder.. He was caught by our barrragc fire and many were killed. THE STRUMA FRONT. Received 10.50. LONDON, Oct. IS. , The War Office Salonika report states that our heavy guns successfully shelled Barakli and Dzuma, on the Struma front.