WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

*.THE BATTLE OF BOVENT.

GREAT FRENCH VICTORY

deceived Oct. 12, 11.30 p.m,

London, Oct. 12. The Daily Chronicle's Paris corrcspondent states ftat after three weeks' quiet the French south or the Somme won » brilliant victory in the battle of Bovert, wherein the 10th French Army, tinder General Mecheler, straightened the Herman salient into a line four miles long, nearly approaching the BernyCbaulnej high road. The French batteries on Hill 109, near Movent, cover all the enemy positions to the Somme and Chaulnes, and the enemy is in the same predicament as lie wag at Thiepval and Combles. Sixteen days ago General von Kathen, commanding Silesian, Bavarian and Wurtcmbcrg troops, fought hard, counter-attacking five times l with ranch vigor in the region of Ahlaincourt and Chaulnes woods, Which bristle with machine-suns, HEAVY BOMBARDMENT. SNEMY ATTACKS. Eeuter Service. Beceived Oct. 12, 10 p.m, London, Oct. 12. vnetterai Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been heavy enemy bombardment all day. Attempted enemy attacks north of Cooreelette were stopped. We shelled .hostile infantry assembling in the rear. Paris, Oct. 12. There is reciprocal bombardment along tha entire Somme front. Violent enemy attacks at Boil de Chaulne* wen: refulstd. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. OSSES ADMITTED. London, Oet. 11. A German communique says: By numerous attacks, extending far northward Of the Ascre, the enemy established himself on a narrow front in our fast line between Morval and Bouehavesnes, North-east of Thiepval fighting continues for a small point d'appui. The French penetrated Vermandovillerc, cutting off a salient, including the Gcner■ont ana Bovent farms. South-east of Rheims we penetrated the French third line. «OOD AERIAL WORK. Renter Service. Received Oct. 12, 10.5 p.m London, Oet. 12. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our aeroplanes yesterday bombed and destroyed two enemy battery positions and damaged many others. They penetrated well behind the enemy front and bombed railway stations and trains and billets effectively. Two of our machine-: engaged seven hostile aeroplanes, .'nd downed and dispersed all but one of the enemy machines. They afterwards destroyed two others and severely damaged four. Our machines are missing. ■ , ■ London, Oct. 11. v Sir Uouglas Haig reports increased v - enemy artillery north of 'Xeuville St. .Vaast. We raided trenches south of Hulluch _ mesca positions organised. . London, Oct. 11. ' A Frrani communique states: We orInised the positions captured south of y Somme. The prisoners now total j". The enemy violently attacked ■fcoeholz, in the Vosges. On the parties who reached our trenches were driven back with heavy losses. There hare been numerous air fights.