WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

HEAVY ARTILLERY DUEL JMOKE GERMAN PRISONERS. I - ■ Received August 23. 9.40 p.m, Paris, August '23. 'A communique states: An artillery <3uel continues on both sides of the Somme and at Fleury. A surprise attack northward of Maurepas yielded us some prisoners.

THE NIBBLING PROCESS. MORE TRENCHES CLEARED. Kecpived August 23, 9.45 p.m, London, August 23. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: We b ained a further hundred yards of trenches between Martinpuidi and Bdzentin, and carried out a successful enterprise on the enemy's lines southward of Guilleinont. BRITISH AND FRENCH PROGRESS, .LOSING IN OX THIEPVAI* London. August 22. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made considerable progress at Pozieres on a Jront of half a mile, and extended our fgins, advancing our positions within ft thousand yard 9 of Thiepval. Paris, August 22. A communique says: We progressed ie the outskirts of Clery and occupied fdany trenches south-west of Estrees. An air squadron safely returned after trapping 79 bombs on the railway staions and Tailways at Tergnier, Noyon, *au-de-Port, Leveque, and Anpily. caus*g fires,

"A TORTOISE." ANOTHER DEVILISH DEVICE. London. August -2 Hie Morning Post's correspondent at the headquarters of the Anzaes describes t, new device of German {rightfulness, railed the tortoise, a creepy.-looking thing with four legs, which is left lying «m the parapets or trenches, or in otnei l.andy places when Germans run. It is ically a high explosive bomb, bursting <lll the slightest touch. The first caused t, number of casualties in the darkness, t.ut the men have learned to dea> .successfully with it as with other German iricks. It is noteworthy that little has 4-een seen lately of liquid fire. CHINESE MUNITION MAKING. Received August 23, 10 p.m. London. August 22. The Times' < correspondent at Paris say 3 that the French Government purposes using Chinese in the war factories. Tjye thousand are arriving at Marseilles. CASUALTY TRAINS. Amsterdam, August 22. There has lieen a considerable increase in the number of German woundt.o. passing through Belgium. Five thousand have gone through within the last lew days.

A FIXE REMITTED. Amsterdam, August 22. •The fine imposed on Brussels for the Celebration of the anniversary of Belgian independence has been remitted, owing''to' the strong protest of the burgomaster, who represents the German authorities. MORE TRENCH FIGHTING. Received August 23, 5.5 p.m. London, August 22. A German comiranique states: Repeated* British attacks on the salient at Tbiepval and Pozieres were repulsed We lost the projecting angle, after bitter llehtine, at Guillemont, which the enemy •temporarily penetrated. We recaptured the lost trenches at Estrees and Suzejourt. REPATRIATION OF THE DEPORTEES. Received August "23, 5.5 p.m. Rome, August 22. Correspondence shows that owing to the Pope's energetic remonstrances, the Kaiser assured 'his Holiness that the rel.atriation of the. deportees from northfin France