WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

ADVANCING ON BAPAUME. LE TRANSLOY INCESSANTLY BOMBARDED. Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Oct. 14. The Allied operations that were commenced on Thursday resntlted in progress north-west of Gueudecourt, ill the direction of Bapaume and Le Traii'slov. Tile precarious position of Le Transloy, which has been invesaantly bombarded for ten days, is aggravated by this advance. It is repoited that the British already occupy the outskirts of Le Transloy, which is being defended desperately. Its fall will compel the enemy to abandon his line on the heights between Gueudecourt and Morval. ATTACK ON LE TRANSLOY. OBSTINATE DEFENCE BY "OMERANIANS. FRANTIC EFFORTS TO DEFEND BAPAUME. Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Oct. 14. Wednesday's attack brought us to the outskirts of Le lransloy. The German artillery occupied very good hill positions on the Bapaume-Peroime road and made the most of their advantage. Hard lighting continues at Le Translev, which the Pomeranian -regiment is obstinately defending. 'Meanwhile the enemy is making frantic efforts to dig a fresh line of trenches and fortify the villages for the defence of Bapaume, employing large numbers of Russian prisoners, contrary .to the rules of war. MODESTY OF BRITISH REPORTS. .RESULTS GREATER THAN INDICATED. \ THE DRIVE CONTINUED. A THOUSAND YARDS GAINED Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Oet. 14. Semi-Official: The British yesterday really made more serious progress than their discreet communique indicates, but the Allies are anxious only to announce confirmed results. Moreover the battle continues. The Times' correspondent at headquarters states that without giving the enemy any rest, the British struck again, and, after consolidating, are still further driving back the enemy on the right from Eauccurt to the Warlincourt road on four miles front. The French are co-operating beyond Les Boeufs. We advanced within five hundred yards of Le Transloy cemetery, gaining a thousand yards, forming here a new north l -wcsturiy zig-zag line to Flers, Ligny, and She Thellay road, where fighting is still proceeding. Our artillery and aeroplanes were again magnificent. The latter coniinually circling the enemy's lines, ignoring their air guns and constant fusikuling. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. GERMAN YOUTHS ARRIVE FRENCH PROGRESS. Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. London, :Oct 14. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: We carried out two successful trench raids north-west of Ypres and south-west of Hulluch. Amsterdam, Oct. 14. L'Edlio de Beige states that last week fifty-three train loads of youthful German soldiers reinforced the Somme front. ■Paris, Oct. 14. A communique states: North ol the Somme we progressed on the Mallasise ridge. The Germans powerfully attacked Ablaincourt and re-occupied a portion of the village, but were immediately ejected. A fog cloud hampered our air work. MAUSER FACTORIES BOMBED. ERITISH FRONT ADVANCED London, Octo'ber 1". iA French communique states that 40 French and British aeroplanes dropped 1340 projectiles on the Mauser factories at Obendorf. Six German aeroplanes were brought down. Sir Douglas 'Haig reports: We ad--vanced our front between Gueudcftourt and Les Boeilfs, and north-west flf Gueudecourt. MAKING THE BEST OF IT. Amsterdam, October 13. A German communiquo states that the main weight of massed artillery and infantry attacks was directed against the Courcclette and St. Pierre Vaast woods sector. The enemy temporarily penetrated our front. The French seven times failed near Sail'y. Fighting continues. The Brandenliurgers poured a devastating fire upon dense English columns at Gueudecourt. We won after stubborn fighting the Cenor.wioiit sugar refinery, and the main part of Ablaincourt remains ours. PARIS DEFENCES INSPECTED. Paris, October 13. Lord French inspected the defences of Paris and is proceeding to the front.

BRITISH POSITION IMPROVED.

IMPORTANT FRENCH GAINS. Received Oct. 15, 11.30 p.m. London, Oct. 15. G.merjl Sir Douglas Haig reports: In tho local atiacks wo appreciably improved our position in the neighbourhood of the Schwaben redoubt. liSioived Oct. 15, 11.45 p.m. Paris, Oct. 15. A cor.l it'llliique states: Two brilliantly Mtece-slul attacks on the westward of Beiioy-en Santerre yielded us the first German i'ne on a two kilometre front. Other pw-fcssions include Genermont and the sugar lcfincry, twelve hundred yards northeastward of Ablaincourt. MINOR OPERATIONS. Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 14. General 'Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove back an attempted raid on the trenches north-eastward of Mulverghem. Paris, Oct. 14. A communique states that tlie Germans, by means of flaimnenwerfens, seized a few portions of our trenches on the outskirts of St.- 'Pierre Vaast Wood.