IN THE WEST

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1915, Page 5

IN THE WEST

BATTLE OF HOOGE. SIR JOHN' FRENCH'S REPORT. London, August 10. Sir John French reports:—Northwestward of Hooge and in the rains of the village wo consolidated our guns from the Germans. On Mondavi a weak infantry attack was repulsed during the night. A -rigorous artillery engagement on Monday afternoon made all the trenches in the, open ground southwards of Hooge untenable on either side, and we have now slightly withdrawn the position of ou.r line, which lay southward of the village. This makes no material difference in our position. The total number of prisoners we capturfd on Monday was 150. ' Verrific bombardment. ,, t HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. London, August 10. 'Xke Daily Chronicle states that the main attack to recover the lost ground Hooge began with a preliminary bombardment shortly after dawn, the enemy replying from cr.st, west, and north of the Ypres salient, so for many miles over a wide territory were bursting great shells, and a storm of clouds ', of ahrapnel. At four o'clock our fire ' was concentrated on the lines at Hooge, All our batteries poured out a torrent otfire. - When our infantry stormed'the i y trenches the condition of the enemy's lines was terrible beyond words, and their death roll was heavy in those debtroied dug-outs and behind the.broken parapets. Our casualties were slight, for the artillery had done most of the work and overcame the enemy's response. The prisoners were all dazed and demoralised. w QUIETNESS. Received August 11, 8.5 p.m. Paris, August 11. Official: There are artillery actions anly In the Artois, Aisne and Argonne region?.