WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 11 September 1917, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

CONSOLFDATED CAPTURES. WEST FRONT RAIDS REPELLED. Received 10.10. . LONDON, Sept TO. Sir Douglas Haig reports that he has consolidated the positions captured yesterday south-east of Hargicourt. We drove off raiders eastward of Loos and Armentieres. FRENCH SUCCESSES. MORE HUN .PRISONERS TAKEN. LONDON, Sept 10. A French communique states: An artillery duel continued violently all night on both banks of the Meuse. We completed our success of the Bth September in the sector of Fosses and Caurieres Woods. We overcame the resistance of isolated groups and took more prisoners. The Germans did not Tenew attempts here. The importance ,of the enemy's defeat yesterday is confirmed; he counter-attacked successively with great fury despite extremely heavy losses, owing to our fire. We Tepelled at several points as many as five successive attacks. BRITISH MOVING AGAIN. VALUABLE GROUND GAINED. LONDON, September. 10. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Northumberland troops captured 600 yards of trenches south-east of Largincourt. iSimultaneously we captured a small portion of trench, rounding off our line eastward of Malakoff Farm, and improved our. position north-east of St. Julien.

THE VERDUN STRUGGLE. GERMANS' DESPERATE ATTACK. FRENCH MAINTAIN POSITION. * LONDON, Sept. 10. French communique.—Following intense artillery fire, the Germans attacked in force on the right bank of the Meuse,, on a front of three kilometres on both sides of Hill 344. A few detachments only gained a temporary footing. Our counter-attack completely re-established the lines. The enemy renewed fruitless attempts to recapture positions at Chaume Wood. A number, of columns north of Wavrille Wood were caught in our fire and severely punished. LONDON, September 9. French communique: The Germans violently counter-attScked the positions w« captured yesterday in liue sector of Fosses and Caurieres Woods, but were repulsed with heavy losses. The scouts pushed beyond Fosse. It is estimated that there are more than a thousand enemy corpses before our. lines. There is great reciprocal artillery fire on the left bank of the Meuse, but no infantry action.

USE OF JAPANESE TROOPS. A WEIGHTY ARGUMENT. MILAN, Sept. 10. Th e "Corriere Delia Sera" publishes an inspired appeal to the Allies to allow the intervention, of the Japanese Army. It says it is incredibe that the Entente are postponing supreme battles in order, to allow the United States time to transform her commercial population into soldiers, whereas the Entente has for three years refused to use Japanese troops. The same ships which convey Americans to Europe might transport Japanese, but a speedier victory could hav e been won, and innumerable lives saved. Not a single responsible Allied statesman had the insight to urge a straightforward bid for Japan's intervention. ARGENTINE SENSATION. THE LEGATION DENIES KNOWLEDGE. NEW YORK, Sept 9. A despatch from Buenos Ayres states that the Swedish Legation denied knowledge of the transmission of messages. Much indignation is expressed as a result of the disclosures. The police have taken special measures to protect the German and Swedish Legations. KAISER DISMISSES HERR BALLIN LONDON, Sept. 10. Th e Amsterdam, correspondent of the "Daily Express," states that the Kaiser has dismissed his shipping adviser (Herr Albert Ballin) for declaring that the Government followed the Kaiser into bankruptcy and ruin. announcement has caused a Sensation in Germany. Although Herr Ballin alone is able to reorganise the shipping he intends residing abroad.

SPEECH BY LLOYD GEORGE., RUSSIA COMING BACK. LONDON, Sept 8. Mr Lloyd George, in a speech at Birkenhead said that the whole Allied cause for the freedom of the world depended on our sea supremacy, which was certain to be more than maintained. The figures he recently gave the House of Commons regarding submarinism were absolutely correct. They put an end to the enemy's hopes. The Russian leaders were repairing unaer fire the reovlutionary machine, and he was confident t-hey would finally succeed. His chief concern was not the effect Russia's failure would have "on the war, but its' effect upon the cause of the world's democracy. Germany had only now decided to inva<!% Russia because all' her other methods and machinations had failed. The crisis in Russia should be viewed .hopefully. He believed that Russia would recover and play a great part before the end of the war. ARGENTINE LIKELY TO DECLARE WAR. LONDON, September 10. The '' Times'' Washington correspondent says Argentina will probably declare war on Germany.