IN THE WEST

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1915, Page 5

IN THE WEST

SIR JOHN FRENCH REPORTS. £- CONDITIONS NOBMAtfe 1 • / Received August 31, 5.5 pM . IwMoni Augrafeh ML' Jpofi French reports that since Ufa yOMJnmiUjae of August 18th there has not been any lighting mi the British k® 3 been some musings bat. generally are normal. ,We W,#® aeroplanes on tie I 8& •go zl», and ofiir heavy artillery on the gtaset fire to the railway stktioh at ♦jfjgtefflfcrk. The «tue evening the Royaj on ffie ibr&t of withoat loss of any machines. FEAT, * 1, 12.15 a.m. : - lieutenWit Cooper/fc/T 31 , 2 L Sheers. wSile driving anSfe iMtfc under a German plfe... - v •within a few yafds of , isns when he broke into a GermS^ 6 ' crammed with high explosives. quickly the wires leading to the German trenches, obtained'help, and re. moved the enemy's explosives pieceV-al We tunnel was very low, and W anrf hi» men lay head to feet, r b£k a ton and a half TS* occupied twelve homa.TnTTe m?n were rendered w -fumes.. They have received, the Distinguwhea Gonduct Medal, *&d Lieutenant Cooper the Military Cpiss. IN THE ARGONNE. 1 . CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY .. . Paris, August 30. A communique states:—Late yesterday a violent artillery struggle, accompanied by mine explosions and bomb ' and grenade fighting, occurred in, a. great number of places in the Argonne>. Ihe enemy's trenches were serioißfrv damaged at Couite Chaussee, «fe<Tat ileurissons and Boland. The nigfct was calm. DESTITUTE BELGIANS. GLOOMY PROSPECTS FOR WINTER. Received August" 31, 85 p.m. _ iondon, August 31. The National Council for Belgian Relief points out there is growing a ; gloomy problem for winter. Although the Germans reserved the harvest for civilian Belgians and the industrial masses, oyer 3>/ 2 millions arc still destitute. Even if food were abundajrt they would not be able to purchase and must be dependent on "charity. ESCAPED PRISONER SENT BACK. J ftiria, August 30. The Swiss Government thanked France for lier chivalrous decision to return Gilbert, who wrote withdrawing .P? r °k believed he had allowed sufficient time for it to be accepted. Switzerland contended that ibe was still bound by his word of honor.