IN THE WEST.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1916, Page 5

IN THE WEST.

THE WAITING GAME. * NOT TAKING ANY RISKS. - Received April 23, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 22. A semi-official review of Verdun says: Our command doles out resistance for defence of.the first line hi measured doses, only bringing into action the forces necessary to break the German attacks. At the same time we are making a partial offensive on both banks of the Meuse, only using the smallest number of effectives necessary to obtain localised results, refusing to be draw.n into costly, risky operations, both points being equally comforting.

POSITIONS RECAPTURED. !A GERMAN ADMISSION. Received April 23, 6.5 p.m. London, April 22. A Gorman communique admits that the British have recaptured one-third of the lost'positions' on ihe Langemarlk-Yprea road. COMMANDER'S REPORT. YSER LINE RE-ESTABLISHED. Received April 23, 11.5 p.m. London, April 23. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that the King's Shropshire light infantry on Friday night re-captured the trench that was lost on the night of the 10th on the Ypres-Laugemarck road. The Yser line there has been completely re-established.

ATTACKS REPULSED. Received April 23, 11.5 p.ip. Paris, April 23. A communique, says: Our fire repelled two attacks between Mort Homme and Bethincourt brook, inflicting heavy losses. Our long range set fire to a building adjoining the Vigneulles station. : A GERMAN REPORT, Received April 23, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 22. A German communique states: As a whole the French attack at Mort Homme was repelled with great slaughter. Fighting has not terminated where the penetrated portion of the trenches south of Fort Douaumont. JOFFRE WELCOMES RUSSIANS. Paris, April 21. General Joffre, in an Order of the Day, says that Russia, as a further pledge of flier devotion, has chosen some of her bravest soldiers to come to fight in the ranks and invites the army to give them a cordial welcome. ■ IMPORTANT FRENCH SUCCESSES, j Paris, April 21. An official communique Bays:—Our attack at Mort Homme progressed during Hie night. We also took a trench on the northern fringe of Caurettus Wood. A violent enemy bombardment east of the Meuse was followed up at the close of the day by a powerful offensive action on two kilometres front between Thiaumont Farm and Vaux Pond. The Germans who succeeded in getting a footing in our lines south of Douaumont Fort were completely ejected by our night cpunter-attack. We captured two machine-guns and some prisoners. We also progressed in the sector' south of Haudromont Wood and liberated someFrench prisoners and captured a number of the enemy. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, April 22. * The High Commissioner reports under date London, April 21 (12.50 a.m.) : Last night the enemy, after a heavy bombardment,, attacked the British line about Ypres at St. Eloi, the Bluff, Wieltje, and the Ypres-Langemark road. Near Mametz a hostile raid failed to reach our trenches. A French official communique says : In the Argonne we cannonaded the communication roads behind the enemy front and the Malancourt Wood. West of the Meuse there was n great artillery action in the sectors of Hill 3.04 and Avocourt. Our attack ijrthe region of Mort Homme enabled us to chase the enemy out of 1 part of the trenches he teek on April 10. East of the Meuse there was a violent bombardment in the regisn of Douaumont and Vaux, and an intermittent artillery action in the Woevre. The rest of the front was relatively calm. West of the Meuse our attack in the region of Mort I-lomme progressed during the night. We carried a trench north of Caurettes wood, and made prion ers of four officers and 150 men. East of the Meuse a violent enemy bombardment was followed by a powerful offensive on a front of two kilometres. The Germans gained a footing south of Fort 'Douaumont, but were thrown out by the night counter-at-tacks, when we recaptured two *)ackincguns and prisoners. West of Douaumont ami south of Haudaumont wood we progressed, delivering French prisoners and talcing twenty of the enemy. ATTACK PROGRESSIST. Received April 23, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 22. A communique says: Our artillery in Bojgium energetically bombarded the sector east of Ypres and Pilken road, while the British action at this point is progressing. The-enemy at night attacked the northern slopes at Mort Homme and gained a footing for the first time, but we soon drove them out. The enemy's liquid fire attack north of Caurette wood v,'as completely repulsed. j