WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 September 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

STRONG POINTS CAPTURED. LOSDON, September 23 Sir Douglas Haig reports: —Successful minor operations occurred on Sunday at several points. English, troops captured a strong points in tire neighbourhood of the Eonssoy-Bony road, south-east of Epehy, where a counter attack was repulsed with heavy enemy loss. We also made progress in the direction of Tomboise Farm and captured a group of strongly held trenches and strong points at Saeur, north-west of Vendville, 3$ miles of Epehy, English troops eastward of Gravelle, in % Arras sector,' made progress to a depth of three-quarters of a mile on a mile front. The enemy, under a heavy barrage, penetrated our line at Horthaucourt at one point, ,but a counter-attack reestablished the position. FRENCH PROGRESS } “ r * ' LONDON, September 23. A French communique says:—Tn the region of St. Quentin we conto advance lasi night and penetrated the woods north of La Fontaine We carried the fort and village of Yendeuil'and pushed on,to the Oise. Our reonnalssanees took prisoners north of the Aisne and in the Champage towards the Butte du Mesnil. We repulsed enemy ij-aids north iof the Yesle and in the Vosges, THE KAISER TRYING TO HEARTEN HIS TROOPS. AMSTERDAM, Sept 23. The ‘Lokal Anzeiger’" says: The Kaiser toured the West, front, especially 'Alsace-Lorraine, with a view to improving the morale of the troops. The . Kaiser mingles with the men, showing himself to he a kamerad®and inviting them to fight whole-heartedly. The correspondent admits that the “hurrah” mood of the first year of the war has entirely disappeared. BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT. PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY. Received 8.45 a.m. LONDON, Sept 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Fighting Is taking place to our advantage in the sector east- of Vermand, where we are progressing. We successfully repulsed a local attack northward • of Littlepriei Farm, taking prisoners. The enemy attacked our new positions southward of Gavrelle in the nighttime, supporting the assault with a heavy barrage. This attack was completely repulsed and our line is Intact. We slightly improved our positions northward of Moeuvres, and by successful minor operations In the night-time regained portion of the old British front line south-eastward of Voormezeele. We drove off raiders westward of Belle Englise and eastward of Neuve Chapelle. The enemy raided a post southward of the Scarce river, FRENCH REPORT. Received 11 a.in. LONDON, Sept 24. French communique.—Marked artillery activity was shown In the region of St. Quentin and between the Aisne and Ailette. In the Champagne we carried out two raids in the region of Berthes and Bufle-aU-MShnfl.