Austro-Germany.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1915, Page 5

Austro-Germany.

VIGOROUS ATTACKS. <;ki:.\ia\s claim succkss. London,, duly 12. A coinuiuiiiiiue sinti's: —Alter throwing a yreat number of asphyxiating projectiles the enemy attempted to attaek .southwards of Souchez towards midiiijrht, lull failed. A se.-ond attack toward.-, two o'clock enabled the enemy to occupy the cemetery and portions of the adjacent trenches. A very keen fitniffsle, in which were thrown, occurred in fcho trenches south-wei-t of Xeiiville, -without appreciable change. The enemy, usill"' -hells of every calibre, violently cannonaded va rions points in the \\ ocytc and attempted several attacks. but all were repulsed. The enemy's attack southwest of Ammertzwiller was repulsed with important losses. We took some prisoners. Berlin, duly 12. A communique states; We blew up a portion ol the hiu'!i-!i position north ol Hill (ill. 1 land-to-haud li;;htinj; is proceeding at Souchez, where we stormed and recaptured the cemetery after hard fighting, taking prisoner 1(13 Frenchmen and four machine-guns. London, July 12. The eye-witness quotes examples of the. enemy's slimness. . When they saw a ISritish aeroplane, using daylight (lares the Ormans concentrated gunfire on specific portions of our line to make lis imagine, that the aeroplane was an enemy one directing German artillery, and tluui induce lis to shell it. The underlying idea of the ruse was distinctly inpontons. Another trick is. knowing the British weakness for .collecting souvenirs, to leave about in the trenches bright helmets containing bombs, -which. cxp;ou'e when they arc picked up. i