THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1916, Page 7

THE WAR.

WESTERN [ATTACK. ''AWAY WITH HOHEN. ZOLLERNS!" REINACH'3 STRONG INDICTMENT. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Paris, August i. M. Joseph Reinach, in the Figaro, launches what will probably become the Allies' watchword, "Away with the Hohonzollerns." He adds: "Wo must abolish German militarism, the soul of which is the House of Hohonzollern,. with its feudal castes and birds of prey. The war is the personal work of the Kaiser. He and his feudal Junkers willed it. The Kaiser's place is in the dock of infamy. •He is ihe master assassin. The Allies wil 1 never agree to a treaty with the Kaiser and members of the Hohenzf'.lern family." ', • - INTENSE GERMAN BOMBARDMENT. FAILS TO DISLODGE FRENCH. Paris, August 4, A- communique states that' we penetrated the Douanmont work, but evacuated it later under the fdree of a bombardment. The Germans frequently attacked Fleury after intense bombardment and reached southward of the village, but failed to dislodge us. Elsewhere the battle continues, We bombed the railway station at Noyon and munition works on the Somme. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. STRONG ATTACKS REPULSED. Wellington, August 5. The High Commissioner reports under date London, August 4 (8.5 p.m.) : On the right of the Mouse the battle , is continuing on the front ThiaumontFleury. The Germans were attacking all night with extreme stubbornness, and several counter-attacks with strong effectives were essayed against positions in the neighborhood of Thiaumont work, but were repulsed with heavy enemy losses. Our troops succeeded in taking the work, which was afterwards abandoned under the most powerful bombardment, bringing back eighty prisoners. In the region of Fleury the fighting is less violent. The Germans <•:.!- tiplied counter-attacks, following intense artillery work, and, after several ineffective attempts, they set foot in one part southwards of Fleury, where the combat continues to be very lively. All efforts to dislodge us from the station situated south-east .of the village were broken by the resistance of our troops. An enemy attack in the night on our new positions east of Vacherauville was repulsed with heavy losses. In the region of Vaux, Chapitre and Chenois the artillery was very active. In the Yosgcs at 10 o'clock in the evening an enemy attack on the salient of Chapelhite was disposed of without his reaching on;' lines. GERMAN ADVANCE FRUSTRAJED. RUSSIANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES. Wellington, August 4. The High Commissioner cables as follows:—A Pefograd official messnges , states that in the Smorgoni region the enemy repeatedly attacked with gas, i which was timely discovered. As a re- • suit the Germans' attempted advance was frustrated'by machine-gun and rifle fire, they losing heavily, and the enemy failing to reach our entanglements. 1 In the Caucasus, towards Kharput, the ■ enemy was forced hack on their exI fortified position on the right of the Euphrates at Muraditchaia. ' COUNTER-ATTACKS. REPULSED. ■HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES OVER 1100 PRISONERS TAKEN, ' HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, August 4. The High Commissioner reports under date London, August i (1,5 a.m.): — To the northwards of the Somme we repulsed during the night several German attempts directed onMonacu farm, and we organised new positions between the farm andjlcm Wood. It is confirmed that tile German units engaged in the region of Monacu farm have been relieved in consequence of heavy losses. Since Monday, south of the Somme, an enemy counterattack southwards of Estrces failed under fire. . On the right bank of the Mouse the Germans several times made counter-at-tacks on the trendies taken yesterday. They were repulsed everywhere. Our curtain and infantry fire broke the, efforts of the adversary, who suffered heavy losses. Following our advances, we seriously advanced south of Fleury, reaching the village ami passing the station. The number made prisoners in the region of Fleury yesterday is over 700, bringing the total to over 1100 unwounded brought into our lines on the right of the Meuse. In the region of Vans, Chapitre and t Chinois there is intense artillery action, ; but no infantry work. In the Apremimt forest the enemy patrols were dispersed with re. Throughout the day the enemy's ar- ' tilery maintained a barrage west and south-west of Pozieres and shelled , I.ongneval, Mametz and Caterpillar woods. Further north they shelled the . villages near Arras and Armontieres, and dropped bombs on the outskirts of villages without doing damage. Two enemy aeroplanes were brought down in the northern section of our ; lines, one of which seems to be a new ■pattern. Throe of our machines were ' brought down hv the enemy's gun-fire.