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The Western Front

THE ENEMY'S STRENGTH. PROBABLY CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. Received August 1, 4 p.m. London, July 31. The Daily Chronicle's Dunkirk correspondent says there is good reason to believe that tlie Germans on the western front are far fewer than they profess they are. AVhile it true that 150,000 have reinforced the line from Arras to Ypres, these really have replaced withdrawn units, and probably only a portion "of the centre is strengthened. The Crown Prince seems to have received between two hundred and two hundred and fifty thousand reinforcements. Probably the Germans hj; ding the Western line do not exceed t tie million and ahalf. Of two mill j. as and a-half of reserves at the Germans' disposal in June, two-thirds were sent east. A further one million to twelve hundred thousand remain under arms for October, but they are not of much value.

. AERIAL RAIDS. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH EFFORTS. Beoerved August 1, 3.35 p.m. Talis, July 31. Official: Our aeroplanes bombarded the Ypres to Roulera railway, Pasuehondalle, German bivouacs at Longseval, west of Combles, the defence works at Brimont, near Rlieims, the military station at Chatel, in the Argonne, Butheeourt station in Lorraine, and an asphyxiating gas factory at Dornach in * Alsace. Squadrons also bombarded Frieburg station, ancl dropped forty bombs on Ghauncy station. Forty-five aeroplanes started to raid the petrol factories at Pech-el-Bronn, but owing to clouds and fogs only a portion Teached the goal. They dropped 103 shells there, and others on Detwillcr station and the Phalsbourg airsheds. All the aeroplanes returned.

LUXEMBOURG SUFFERS. MEN SHOT AND IMPRISONED. Received August 1. 3.30 p.m. PaTis, July 31. Despite German boasts, Luxembourg has reaped the Toward of not resisting the German advance. Several railwaymen were shot on a charge of supplying the French witli information of a troop train's movements, and fifty anti-German rioters have been imprisoned. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. GERMANS GAIN SOME TRENCHES. v Received August 1, 3.35 p.m. London, July 31. Sir John French reports:—The enemy began on Friday morning a bombardment of our positions north and south of Hooge, followed by an attack, with flame projectors, chiefly against our recently-captured trenches at Hooge. They succeeded in penetrating our first line of trenches on a five hundred yards front. Fighting progresses. GERMAN BOMBS. ' ANOTHER ATTACK ON NANCY. Received August 1, 3.40 p.m. Paris, July 31. Official: German aviators bombarded St. Pol, without doing damage, and also Gravelines, where a child was killed. The Germans exploded a mine where, roads from Sevron to Bagatelle and Layon to Binarville cross. After a sharp struggle we occupied the excavation it produced.

An enemy aviator bombed Xancy. doing insignificant damage. Our artillery hit one machine, which landed between the French and German lines. The aviators escaped, but the machine was brought close to our trenches.

PRINCE TELLS HIS OWN STORY. TKRRIFIO FRMNI II FIKK. < Amsterdam. -fulv :;w. The KaUer's son 0.-rar ]m'di>hed a book about the fiirlitin tlie <"]iampagn* 1 di-triet. He goes into rhap-odh--TOgarding his troops. their «M'.perhuinan performances and daring* of tlie impossible. He describes tin: Frcneli arti)l»*r> as terrific, and -ays that within a emuparativoh, <m»ll space tin- French find a hundred thousand >he!!> in oin- day. Avitii a rapidity ot* lire which rc-cniljlcd that <rf a iiiaehine-.irun. Tlie el'.Vct waterrihh-. wire u sw<-pt away and the trenehe.-* tr;ui>fornird int«» shaUn'v favit'u" s . Only <S<>nnan di>eipline, h»yalty ami Ihtomii ioiiM lia\r held '''. it. A KING WEEPS. TERRIUI.K LOSSES OF TIIIC KN KMY. Oeneva. .Inly .'i'l. The (Jermans have suffered terriblelosses in the Fecht valley. Colm.ir and the surrounding villages are filled with wounded. The King of Wurtemburf.' visited the AVurtcmburgers in the Argonne and turned awa.y a"d wept when lie saw a crack regiment depleted to a third of its strength.

IN THE VOSGES. FRENCH READY FOR THE ENEMY. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received July 31, 7.30 p.m. 1-ondon, .July 30. The Times' correspondent, reviewing the situation in Alsace, points out that the struggle continues without exciting incidents and without any notable advance. The enemy was recently working with trverish energy from the Swiss frontier to the Vosges, and probably soon a strong offensive wil] be launched. Whenever it comes the French are read v.

FRENCH REPORT. STRUGGLE IN" THE I.AIIYUIXTH. ' Paris, July 30. A communique states: Throughout tlie night there was a grenade and petard struggle from trend) to trench in the Labyrinth. The fighting at Barrenkopf .continued into the night with great fierceness. We repulsed a l'resh German counter-attack. Our curtains of fire inflicted heavy losses.

UNFORTUNATE RHEIMS. AGAIN SITF/:ns London, July 30. Refugees from Rheims stale that on Tuesday shells an-.l incendiary bombs began to fall. The hail of metal lasted all day and there were fires in nil directions. The Cathedral sustained further damage. Many civilians were killed in- their beds.

A QUIET DAY. ANOTHER FRENCH AIR RAID. Recoiled Aug. 1, 10.35 p.m. Paris, Aug. 1. Official: There were not any infantry engagements on Saturday. Seven French aeroplanes bombarded the station and factories at Freiburg. Motor trouble compelled one to land in the German lines. BRITISH ARMY'S GOOD NAME. Paris, Jiily| 30. Newspapers pay a tribute to the efforts of the British military authorities to preserve the good feeling between soldiers and the French peasantry. The British army is careful not to harm property and to assist the peasants and farmers in the harvest by loans of troops and horses. FIGHTING AT HOOGE. Received August 1, 3.. r > p.m. Berlin, July 31. Official: We stormed the houses west of Hooge which the English held after our assault on June 3. The British counter-attacks were repulsed. Fighting in the Vosges continues, hut is coming to a standstill. Portion of Lingekopf is still In the hands of the French. Seliratztennele and Barrenkopf are again in our possession. LORD DALMENY WOUNDED. Received August 1, 3.40 p.m. London, July 31. Lord Dalmeny has been wounded, in North France.

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Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 5

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The Western Front Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 5

The Western Front Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 5

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