WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

.. WITH THE ANZACS. RAIDS OX THE GERMAN TRENCHES. ' • MAORIS L\ T ACTION. /I a PRIVATE'S HEROISU (Special Despatch from tin: New Zealand .Correspondent, Mr. Malcolm Ross). . July 17. With varying success, the New Zeaianders continue their raids on the enemy's trendies in the vieinrYy of Armentieres. A German counter-raid caused several casualties, mainly during the enemy's preliminary 'bombardment. One. machine-gun crew was casualtied, and buried with the gun, but the. gun was dug out and brought into action again. A recent attempted raid by the Maoris was unsuccessful, but they cleverly outwitted a vnnc by the enemy to entrap them, and returned without casualties. The Germans concerned were caught in the open by our suns and ride (ire, and thrown itno confusion, .suffering loss. A party from the Ride Brigade successfully raided the German front trench, ■indicting casualties. One bombardment wrecked tlieir trenches, and their dead were badly shattered. Our casualties Were slight. The. Otago Regiment was less lucky, being caught by the enemy's fire in No-Man's-Land. but the splendid 'bravery of the officers and men made amends. Captain Jolly was wounded, and refused to go on a stretcher while his men were needing attention. With great gallauSej he carried on, and was subsequently killed. His body was located at dawn, near our parapet, and brought in under darkness next night. I A private, who was under a suspended sentence of five years' penal servitude, .behaved with great heroism. He was seen boldly standing up under a heavy fire, reepatedh lifting wounded men over the parapet. His sentence was remitted. A STIRRING ATTACH. STRONG LINE CAPTURED. PRISONERS MANY AND VARIED. Received July 22, 8.15 p.m. Paris, July --■ The positions captured in the YermanCvillers line are of great strength. The French colonial battalions attacked at some points too impetuously; they overran three lines of trendies without loss. Elsewhere they were less fortunate. The Soyecoiirt labyrinth and Star Wood were carried by assault. The village was surrounded on three sides, and two whole enemy companies defending the redoubt near Vcrmandvillors (arm were captured, as was also a company belonging to a regiment brought from Verdun. Among the prisoners there is an extraordinary jumble of Wnrteniburgfrs, Biixons, Badeners, Bavarians, and Prussians, mostly between the ages of seventeen and twenty. GERMAN THIRD LINE. SERIOUSLY THREATENED BT! BRITISH. FRENCH ATTACKS EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL. Received July 22, 5.5 p.m. London, July 22. i General Sir Douglas Haig's report Hhows that the British are now in a position to seriously threaten the German thir dline. Fonveaux Wood is on the highest ground in the sector. The ridge commands the German positions beyond, where the country is less broken ind less wooded. Latest accounts show that the French attacks yesterday were extraordinarily successful. Picked troops were chosen to attack the German positions on the Uardecourt height to the river Tallosi, «t Biaches. The attackers left the trenches at dawn, and by nine had complete 1 tlieir t.vk, which the staff c:>;iected wouid occupy tiie entire day. German counterattacks left the French masters of all the captured positions. DIFFICULT TERRAIN. BEFORE THE FRENCH. Received July 22, fi p.m. Paris, July 22. The French operations south of Estrces were necessary in order to protect the right flank of the previous attacking front, which was constantly under strong German artillery lire, the special object of the German defence being to protect the bridgeheads of Etcrpigny *nd Brie. The Germans between Estrces and Chauhies and Chaulues and Koye hold most formidable ground, which they have transformed into veritable laby►inths. HARASSED EVERYWHERE. NEW WORRIES FOR OERMANS. Received July 22, 7.50 p.m. Amsterdam, July 'x.. German war correspondents on the IVeset front admit that there is strong •memy pressure on the whole front. The Allies are harassing' the Germans everywhere; both British and French are employing numerous minethrowers with mines of a new kind.