WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

BRITISH CAPTURES IN MAY. A SUCOKSSHDL RAID. ENEMY OBTAIN FOOTING ON FRENCH FRONT. 'BbT ARE. LARGELY EJECTED. A. and Cuble Assoc, and Router,' Received June 3, 6.5 p.m. London, June 2. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: During May we took 3412 prisoners and captured a field gun, 80 machineguns, and 21 trench mortars. Wo successfully raided a number of occupied dugouts southward of Ypres. There has heen considerable artillerying south-east of Epehy, on both banks,of the'Scappc. On the Tpres sector there vero long distance bombing raids by aeroplanes on Wednesday, with good "result*, agaurtt ■ ammunition depots and railway Btatior. « A French communique states: Nortti of Laffaux Mill, after'a'lively bbmbardment, the enemy obtained a footing at some points of our advanced trenches, but counter-attacks lsrgoiy ejected tln.au An artillery duel continues* there. ~)Vo repulsed several attacks against Hill 301 03TCND AkO 2EEBRUOGE BOMBED. 1 TOLL m ENEMi AIRCRAFT. I ENEMY BOMBARD BRITTSH POM TIONS. Toi 1 m, ludp 1 I™ f not i bin llifji drorijitt on isi it Ui i »ni /eebiii^p ltfitntd Mf\ i jlipw in Ti»n" ' Ire \dnu aln repi n (hit no j Hldlllltin t\fi M iMli* tl Tt j < I ' < /11 t II ll I>, 111 l 1 \ 11 j ' h 11 m « 11 „ < n lit on ')nt ii i/ r 0 mil biftflrt k\\. Hfu n i 1 ir i i rpnm™*>i«|ii(} Mate? Tl» j i ffl il i i(,h( linn mlniH 11 in I r u Hi fin ii 3 ii ill, f I nUou" Mill '< i'im ui i ill ml l mi*, \Tooi it n \h\ I nd I wu ttrttimpfl <K n ro,il iiH o «thn ) I'm" in ii ii ii<n i"i> pi<*iaW\ (In b< i i (Wu i u i (ji I id' il u a V i II mifii Oh „ if ]o i limn utili )<.)<, it i in i am t tm nj n"n t* nil! on t n\ m I 4 Ilia n Wuui' 1 n i i-H l i i M\' I\i i\ 11" 1 - JM'JOSUf i I jli) .'.. & X'.Z. CabL; A"«ioci'ttii'.m d Reuu-r. Recti veil .'imic 3, r..;i p.m. Lmii-liiil, .fun." i. ■ The 'Admiralty reports, that aeropiinie attacks Were made on enemy aerodromes at St. Denis and Westrom yeßtcrday morning. Kavnl aeroplanes andSeaplancs attackod the bases last night at Zeebrugge, Ostend and Bruges, and dropped scveril tons of explosives. ENEMY LOSSES. UOKF. T-HAM A REGIMENT ' Mtt-Y. ■ 'Riuitci' Service, Received Jane ", >*".C p.tth ■ Loudon j Juno 2. A French headquarter* correspondent; states that -between April 15 jiisd ■May' 2-V 1.110 Prem-h tool: 31.52P . pritonVr*. whereof Ai.U-iS woto utnfiAindvlil, «j*A% i-vi+h .British kt>iJ Itaten ctfp'W** <SWrtr>.iS! !.":n jtr.ri; c-»kn a ict«l tf ?\C€O, . '■, i(.i-h i«. <H'.Y,7cV , >v , 'U' 3, i;?~rWl .^c^jrhf a": nine divisions as enemy erosion* are now constituted. Estimating the killed and seriously wounded at twice the number of prisoners, the'Genriahß en the Aisne and at the Champagne front have lost during the period Mentioned ail average of a Teginrent per day, biit in reality the losses are fir heavier since; according to their own compulsion, the billed are much more ntrtttflWW tJW« th;e prisoners, and the .proportion of-wound-ed to killed cannot be put at lewihto four to one. ■ ! GERMAN OPPiaAL OLATM. Admiralty, per Wireless Ftes*.' -< :, Receiyed June 8, 5.5 p.m. ■,. - London, Jtme 2. A German gfficial report states: /r Wa successfully engaged the enemy northeast of Sbtssons. :.■> , FRENCH ILINE HESTORBD."' " London, June. 1. A Erenoh commtmiqiie statesV Thfcre has been Mrly lively artillery work in the region of Vauxaillon and Laflaiix. North-we«t of Rhetas, in the region of Hill 108, Which is south of Berry-au-Bae, the enemy exploded several mines and occupied the elements of trenches thereby wrecked. By a vigorous counter-at-tack in the Champagne we ejeeted the enemy at points where they obtained a footing last nlgßt North-east of Mont Haut our line was completely restored. MINOR ACTIVITIES. London, June 1. Sir Douglas Haig rtpoVts that We gained ground slightly westward of Cherisy and carried out successful patrol encounters near Qowecourt, and raids north-eastward of Loos and near Ploegstreet Wood. A Belgian communique states: Patttcularly Hwly bomb lighting occurred new Steenstradte and Perry ManV house, and there was a severe artillery duel near Dixmude A correspondent at headquartii" -e----ports that the British reached the third line of German trenches last night during a raid near Loos. We stormed .and occupied two enemy posts westward 6f Chetisy. A sttft fight ocournsd in tie Snarpe Valley between a raiding party **i* Human a»tcfe .

i STATEMENT BY M. R«ffF. *

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