WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

ADVANCE FROM MAUREPAS. 1300 METRES OF TREXCHES TAKEN. EXEMY POSITIOXS OCCUPIED. PROGRESS SOOTH OF BELLOY-SAX-TERRE. Received August 17, 9.5 p.m. London, August 17. General Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing special to report. Received August 17, 9.5 p.m. I Paris, August 17. A communique states: North of Maurepas, in conjunction with the British, we carried the entire line of German trendies on a front of 1300 metres and reached certain points on the Maurepas and Guillemont road, south of the village, on a two 'kilometres front and a depth from 300 to .500 metres. M'e occupied ail enemy positions east oi Maiirepas-Clery road. After a sharp engagement, causing heavy enemy losses, our troops with one rush captured a powerfully organised system of German trenches, on a front of 1200 metres south of Belloy-san-Terre. ,4 A 550 MILES FRONT,' 122 GERMAX DIVISIONS EXGACED. "Received August 17, 11.5 p.m. Paris, August 17. Official: Thore are 132 German divisions on the West front. Twenty oppose the Anglo-French armies on the Sominc, twenty are at Verdun, and the rest are scattered over the remainder of the front, slightly over 550 miles. EVENTS NEAR POZIERES. EXEMY'S LAST VANTAGE POINT TAKEN. London, August 10. Sir Douglas Haig says that with the exception of minor infantry engagements in tile vicinity of 'Pozieres, where we ire consolidating our line, there is no change between the Ancre and the oommc. Paris, August 16. The Petit Pavisien says that last night the British re-occupied trendies north of the Thiepval-Pozieres road, Moquet Farm falling into their hands. The farm is situuted on the plateau commanding the Thiepval, Pozieres, Courcellette triangle, and was the enemy's last vantage point in the neighborhood. A communique says that German air craft bombed Belfort, but there were no casualties. GERMAN ARROGANCE, . RESOLUTE FRENCH CITIZENS. Amsterdam, August 10, The town of Halliun, in the north of Prance, was commanded to perform some work, but the people refused, on the ground that the work was intended for the German army, and they referred to Hie Hague Convention. The German commandant replied that the German military authority would not depart from its demands, even if they meant the destruction of the city and its 15,€00 inhabitants. THE KING'S VISIT. ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES CUEEX OF BELGIANS DECORATED. Received August 17, 7.30 p.m. London, August 17. Mr. Philip Gibbs states that hi) Majesty King George witnessed a considerable bombardment of the Ypro s salient. There was a great scone of enthusiasm when his Majesty visited the South Africans, who broke out with a Zulu war cry, a wild, barbaric noise. The King spoke of Delville Wood, and thanked the men for what they had done and suffered. He decorated the Queen of the Belgians with the Royal Red Cross as a tribute of her devotion to the wound-d. He afterwards reviewed the re-constituted Belgian army. The New Zeaiancers and Canadians also gave the King-a great ovation.