WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 May 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

BRILLIANT AUSTRALIANS. LONDON, May 6. The United Press Association’s corTespondent says that the Australians, by the two brilliant actions between the Ancre and the Somme, advanced their line on a front of 1200 5 ards or more. Many Germans were killed, and 150 taken prisoner. BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR LAST WEEK. Received 9.20 a.m. LONDON, May 7. The total British casualties far the past week were 38,600. THE CANADIAN FRONT, Received 9.20 a.m, OTTAWA, May 7. Canadian headquarters report that the Canadian army has taken over over three more miles of front in the of Navelle-Vatasse, Mercatel, and Boisleau Santerre. % THE FAMOUS 29th DIVISION. A WONDERFUL RECORD, LONDON, May 6. The 29th Division, recently mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig, is as famous as any in the army. It has established a wonderful record from Gallipoli to the mid-April fighting. It did magnificently on the Somme, at Monchy, Cambrai and Mareoing, whore it completely held up the Germans on our eastern salient in November, 1917, At the beginning of the present battle the division left its recent hard service at Pusschendacle and took a position at Morris. It has seen continuously great service since. Mr. Robinson writes: ,The quiet on the front becomes continuous. The Devil’s dance is about to recommence Continued rain delays the enemy plans, .but another gfeat blow is surely impending. The Australians’ fine advance between Sailly le Lac and Morlancourt not only relieves the immediate pressure on Amiens from Corbie, but gives additional observation over the German back areas eastward of Bretonneux. Australians, besides inflicting heavy casualties, took about 200 prisoners and captured machine-guns. THE BRITISH ADVANCE, THE AUSTRALIANS’ FINE WORK. LONDON, May 6. A United Press correspondent writes: The first of the two successes cabled advanced the British line 700 yards on a 1500-yards’ front. The Australians swept forward silently in the darkness early yesterday morning, surprising a thin garrison holding the front lines just northward of the Somme. The Australians ‘established themselves in the position, Similarly, in pitch darkness this morning Australians pushed- on another 500 yards on a 2000 yards’ front. They met an obstinate resistance, but killed many and prisonered 150. The. weather is now showery. LONDON, May 7* Sir Douglas Haig reports; There was a successful local operation during the night in the neighbourhood of Morlancourt, We took over 200 prisoners. The Frecnh repulsed attempted raids southward of Loere. Reciprocal artillery fire continjudd the battle-fronts. - nr artillery caused several fires tchlnfr the enemy’s lines northward of tfcc.p. ■

GERMAN REPORT. LONDON, May 6. Wireless German official: A local enemy attack southward of Loerc failed. We prisonered some during reconnoitring engagements near Hangard, south-west of Skiraonb, .also with the Americans south-west of Blaniont and with the French at Hartmannsweilerkopf. FRENCH SMASH GERMAN ATTACK. LONDON, May 6. A French communique issued at 4 p.m,, on the 6th says: An enemy attempt, after violent bo'nibardmeut, to reach our line south-west of Anchin Farm failed completely. Many of the enemy were killed. A detachment penetrated German organisations in the region,; north of Louvre, west of Eheims and - inflicted serious losses, A French communique states that the day was somewhat quiet. There was reciprocal artillery activity north and south of the Avre.