IN THE WEST.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1916, Page 5

IN THE WEST.

NEAR DOUAUMONT. FRENCH GAIN GROUND. Received May 14, 5.5 p.m. Paris, May 13. A communique says: Wc appreciably extended our position south-east of Haucourt, and completely repulsed an attack south-oast of Douaumont Fort. Another communique reports: We further progressed at night in the vicinity of Hill 287. The enemy's renewed' attacks on the trenches south-eastward of Fort Douaumont were repulsed, with serious Merman losses. Other attempts on tfle positions northward of Tliiauiii ont farm were stopped by our curtain of fire. SMALL GERMAN SUCCESS. Received May 14, 5.5 p.m, London, May 13. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy on Wednesday evening captured about five hundred yards of our trenches north-east of Vermelles. By a counterattack during the night we recovered a portion. A GERMAN REPORT. Received-May 14, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, May 13. A German communique jays: Tht Palatinate troops stormed several British lines south-east of Hohenzollern redoubt, capturing 127 of the enemy, whose losses were sanguinary, especially in a counter-attack. ATTACK AT HILL 304. Received May 14, 11.30 p.m. Paris, May 14. A communique states: We repulsed a German attack west of Hill 304, and frustrated a; German coup-de-main on the north-east slopes of Mort Homme. An aeroplane dropped eleven shells on the airship sheds at Metz and Frescaty. TRENCH MORTAR ATTACKS. ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS. Received May 14, 11.30 p.m. London, May 13. General Haig reports: The Germans heavily bombarded our trenches between the Somme and Maricourt. They delivered three attacks, one of which pene trated the trenches, but the enemy wert immediately expelled, leaving many dead. There are trench mortar actions on the remainder of our front, especially' at Hebuterue, Souohez, Carency, Hohenzollern, and St. Eloi,