WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

NOTABLE BRITISH ADVANCE. "niPP.EOXABLE" POSITIONS TAKEN London, Nov. 13. Thp headquarters correspondent of the Dai.'y Telegraph says:— We advanced the British l'ne a mile astiide the Ancre. and • enntuved Beau-inont-Hamel, St. Pierre Divion, and valuable trenches north of Serre, where tl-s fighting continues. Already there are 2000 prisoners. The (lerinans considered BeaumontITamel impregnable, ivhilc the captured trenches north of Serre. were the only places not captured at the. first assauio All the captured positions were strongly fortified, and part of the original line the Germans had been occupying for two years.

ENEMY'S SEVERE LOSSES. £2OO PRISONERS ALREADY ' • THE FIGHTING CONTLN7UES, J deceived Nov. 14, 11 p.m. London, Xov. 14. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— Attacking astride the Ancie, we penetrated the defences on a front of five miles, and captured the strongly fortified village of St. Pierre Divion. The attack was delivered before daylight in a thick mist. The enemy's losses were severe, 3300 prisoners' having already bsen counted, and more are coming in. The fighting continues. The German line captured at Loos ivaj) exceptionally strong. BELGIAN SLAVE RAIDS. VIGOROUS PROTESTS. Received Nov. 14, 7.1S p.m London, Nov. 14. The Daily Chronicle's Rome correspondent authoritatively stat"s that the Pope and King Alfonso are formulating urgent joint action to stop Belgian deportations, Amsterdam, Nov. 14. The Telegraaf states that Cardinal Mereier and the Belgia ) n bishops have protested against the deportations, which are a violation of von der Go'.tz's word of honor that no civilians capable of bearing arms should be sent to Germany, make- munitions, or engage in forced labor.

London, Nov, 14. The Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam correspondent states that Cardinal Merrier':: protest movingly appeals to all souls, believers or unbelievers, in the allied, neutral, or even in enemy countries, to do their utmost to secure the abolition of the system of slavery whereunder able-bodied people are transported no one knows whither. Gangs of 800 to 1200 are daily sent from some districts, each deportee representing a German worker who can be transferred to the army. The Kaiser visited Dr. Batocki's department and conferred lengthily as to the future internal politics with the So cialist official, Dr. Muller.

I AIR RAID ON OST.6ND t London, Nov. 13. The Admiralty reports that a squadron of naval aeroplanes attacked the harbor at Ostend on November 12. and a. considerable number of bombs were dropped on the Atelier de la Marine and the war vessels. GENERAL HAIG'S REPORT, . London, Nov. 13. Sir Douglas Haig reports: This morning we attacked the German positions on the north bank of the Ancr*. Already there are a considerable number of prisoners. We entered the German trenches south-east of Armentieres. RAIDING ENEMY TERRITunx, London, Nov. 13. A Pari*—eomminique says: There is nothing to report. Nine bombarding and seven escorting British naval aero planes bombed the blast furnaces at f* Ingbert, north-east of Sairebruek. All returned. Two German aeroplanes bombed Belfort, and five civilians were injured. MEATLESS DAYS IN FRANCE Paris, Nov. 13. Le Matin says that the Economy Committee, of which M. Fallieres is president, is proposing one or two meatless days weekly.

UNITED STATES. BLACKMAILER'S ALLEGA TIONS. COUNT BERNSTOFF INVOr.vrn. Washington, Nov. 13. Graves, who is charged with blackmail, makes sensational allegations. He says that Count BernstorlT and lii= friends made a million playing with stocks owing to advance information ot the activities of U53. He asserts that the code letters which he ogered the Embassy contain diplomatic. secrets of great importance to the United States, which the Gorman Embassy is afraid to permit him to translate. Graves therefore does not expect the Embassy ti; proceed with the charges Count BernstorlT, interviewed, characterises the charges as rot