WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 18 September 1917, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL RAIDS CARRIED OUT. Received 9.45. LONDON, Sept 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We cared out successful raids eastward of pehy, in the neighbourhood of the rras-Douai railway, south-east of avrelle, and destroyed emlacements, and ammunition dumps, lostile artillery is active eastward of pres. BOTTLERS, OSTEND AND COURTEAI BEING EVACUATED ' Stesj | ■— — ~” AMSTERDAM, Sejt. 16. The “ Handelsblad ” states that the ivilians have evacuated Eoulers. and hey are now evacuating Ostend. Two housand have also leff Courtrai. ill,.'|ii " PIGHTING IN FLANDERS. LONDON, Sept. 16. The High Commissioner cables as 'ollows: - Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made aids in the neighbourhood of Cheri!y, sHknty Germans being killed in the dug-outs and the defences completely wrecked. A German attack north of Inverness Copse was repulsed .BRITISH AIRMEN SUCCESSFUL. . - LONDON, Set. 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy raided in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Comines canal and eastward of Messines. A few of ours are missing. The ]heavily bomjbt|rded northward of Langemarck, and his infantry attempted to advance. Our counter barrage. prevented the . attack developing. There was considerable artillerying on the Ypres sectorT Our aeroplanes co-operated with the ratillery and, despite the wind favouring the enemy, dropped three tons on two aerodromes ,east of Courtrai, on an aerodrome and ammunition dump northeast of Caxnbrai, and also on billets and hutments. We brought down eight. Four of ours arc missing. ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED BY FRENCH. LONDON, September 17. A French communique says: There is considerable artillery fire in the region of Braye and Cerny. A fresh German attack on the right bank of the Meuse, north of Caurieres Wood, was repulsed. On the left bank there was lively artillery fire in the neighbourhood of Morthomme. THE GERMAN REPORT. Received 10.50. LONDON, September 17. German official: —The artillery duel in Flanders has increased several times Drum fire is also intense in the Aisne, Champagne, and Verdun, regions. The enemy lost eighteen aeroplanes yesterday. A FRENCH REPORT. GERMANS ATTACKS REPULSED. LONDON, Sept. 17. French communique: After a violent bombardment the Germans attacked our positions at Apremont Forest Fractions of the attackers gained a footing in our advanced elements, but were driven out and the line re-estab-lished.