WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

|' BOMBING ATTACKS. - GERMANS SUFFER HEAVILY, London, August 21. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— The enemy heavily bombarded and made three 'bombing attacks early in the morning at rfligli Wood, and our covering patrols withdrew before the strong enemy, who, however, did not -progress under our fire. The enemy bombarded us at Pozieres and used gas-shells northcast of Contalmaison. Enemy raids north-east of Hullu'eh and east of Leplansin succeeded in reaching our lines at one point, but were quickly driven out. Paris, August 21. A communique says: The Germany in the evening violently attacked Fleury (near Verdun). The attack was accompanied by fire-jets. Ourioirtillery and infantry stopped them, inflicting great losses, |, ; _ | BRITISH CAPTURES. j 28,142 GERMANa i Received August 22, 10 p.m. London, August 22. The latest returns show that 23,142 able-bodied Germans have been captured by the British in the Anglo-French offensive

A HUGE ARMY. MORE CANNON FOOQ, deceived August 22, 8.30 p.ra, Paris, August 21. Le Temps states that General von Mackensen commands \y% millions on the Somme front. POSITION IMPROVED^ .Received August 22, 8.30 p.m. London, August 21. General Sir Douglas Haig states that the enemy's attempted attack, on. a small scale, near Moquet Farm, was re pulsed. Succesfui mine work southward of Loos has improved our position. : A GERMAN REPORT. , deceived August 22, 8.30 p.m London, August 21. A German communique states: We repulsed attacks west of the High Wood iind Maurepas, also infantry attackfrom Ovillers and Pozieres.