IN THE WEST.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1915, Page 5

IN THE WEST.

THE FIGHT FOR TAHURE. ENEMY CUT UP. .Received. .Oct. 11, 8.30 p.m. Paris, Oct. 11. The French "Eve-witness," describing the fighting in the Champagne on October 7, says that a German battalion at Navarin Farm, which 4 belonged to the Tenth Army Corps from the Eastern froht, suffered severely from our artillery. The enemy were prevented from removing their wounded, and were cut off,. Their rear was exposed to squalls of shells until only five hundred remained; when they surrendered. They had bee® without fopd and water for four days. The Germans southward of Tahure held a slope in a "toothbrush" wood," but our guns mowed down the and then the Bretons and Vendians jumped into the trenches, which they found choked with corpses. Prisoners state that the artillery fire Mused a panic, and part of the garrison at Tahure deserted. RECRUITING FROM THE if NAVY. A SIGN OP THE TIMES. Received Oct. 11, 8.40 pjn. Copenhagen, Oct. 11. lAige numbers of German troops are proceeding to the Western front, including many naval men from Kiel and Heligoland.

FRENCH REPORT. GENERAL PROGRESS, " Received Oct. 11, 8.40 p.m. Paris, Oct. 11. A communique states: 'We again pro* gresged north-east of Tahure, and a brilliant assault made us masters of a new trench south-east of the village. There is an intense bombardment on both sides in 1 the Argonne, in the sector Courtes to Chousses and La Eille Morte, aUo between the Meuse and Moselle, north of Flirey. We brought down a German aeroplane in our lines south of Pont-a-Mousson, both aviators being killed. Our flying squadron dropped a hundred bombs on stations behind the Champagne front, and on the enemy's troops.

GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACK. REPULSED WITH GREAT LOSSES. Paris, Oct. 10. Marcel Hutin states that the British and French troops are engaged in repelling counter-attacks at Loos, whieli were fully expected after the terrible bombardment. Sir Douglas Haig*k troops have agaiin displayed marvellous tenacity in resisting » heavy masses. North and siouth of Loos the enemy was broken against British lines, and bis losses were enormous.

A communique says: Tile German assaults on Loos were delivered in three successive waves, followed by elements in column. 411 were mowed down by combined infanta-y, machine-gun and artillery fire. Only a few elements succeeded in gaining a footing in a single trench recently captured between Loos and the Lenis-Bethune road. Other violent local attacks south-east of Neuville were completely repulsed. TJie only German reply to our progress on Friday south-east of Tahure was a violent bombardment with asphyxiating a nd tear shells. y GEHMA.V REPORT.

> Amsterdam, Oct. 10. A German communique states that a Strong British attack north-eastward of Vermeil es failed, with great enemy losses. A German attack southward of progressed. The French eastward of Navarin farm entered our trenches at some points, but were quickly ejected with considerable and sanguinary losses. The enemy lost much of the contested liejght southward of Leantery. We captured seventy men, a machine-gun, and four bomb mortars. ADVICE TO RATLWAYMEN. Paris, Oct. 10. General Joffre, addressing a union of railwaymen, congratulated them on their zeal, and concluded: 'United by the game sentiment and calm, strong purpose, we will proceed to the end, namely, a victory which will permit us to dictate the oonditions of peace." RECENT BRITISH CASUALTIES. London, Oct. 10. For fs'ii days the British casualty lists show 190 officers killed, 335 vrounded, and 01 missing, the result of the/offensive in the west. A GERMAN STATEMENT. ' ■/ P.eceived Oct. 11, 5.5 p.m. ' Amsterdam. Oct. 10. A German communique states: We eounter-attacked and recaptured several hundred yard* of the lost trenches at Tihur*,