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WESTERN ATTACK.

\ FURY OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES. PRISONERS' NERVE BROKEN. BOMBARDMENT EXTENDS FOR TEN MILES. Received June 4, 7.30 p.m. ( London, June 3. ' _Mr. Philip Gibbs, reporting on Sunday 1 afternoon, said there was enormous shellfire on the various sectors of the front. The massed guns of both sides, 1 bursting into a fury of high explosives, ' particularly about Bullecourt, had brok- : en tho Hindenburg line along the Cojeul valley as far as the Ypres salient. While ' the bombardment was proceeding there was little infantry fighting, except bodysnatching raids- and machine-gun cribbing. The prisoners, wno were brought in in small batches, make up big numbers for the month's bag. They are mostly men of brokei. jerve, who speak with horror of our bombardment, which extends ten miles deep to the German billets, makes hell of their rail heads, blows up their ammunition dumps, and buries many in the German dugouts. GERMANS ATTACK. . IN DENSE WAVES. ~ FRENCH THROW THEM BACK. Received June 4, 8 p.m. London, Juno 3. A French communique states: Units belonging to two German divisions participated in the attacks upon Vauclerc and the California plateau. The Germans at Vauclerc assaulted in dense waves, sometimes shoulder to shoulder. After the 1 first attack they retired in disorder, but in the second, which was accompanied by liquid fire, they momentarily entered our advanced trenches. They were, however, immediately ejected. W T e maintained our positions entirely. HEAVY FIGHTING AT SOUCHEZ ATTACKS AND COUNTER-ATTACKS. Wellington, June 4. Tho High Commissioner reports under date London, June 3 (12.35 p.m.):— British Official.—We attacked a position south of the Souchez River last night, making good progress. During the night the enemy attacked our line of advanced poses south-west of Cherisy, and at first made progress, but our counterattack regained the ground lost, except one post. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. BRITISH FORCED TO GIVE WAY. London, June 4. A. & N.Z. Cable Association & Rcuter. Field Mrlshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been fierce fighting all day with varying fortunes, southward of tho Souche* river. The enemy lost heavily by our first; attack, but made a number of violent counter-attacks with conliderable forces, with the result that we were unable to maintain the progress made in the morning. We raided eastward of Laventic and southward of Wytschacte. We brought down ten aeroplanes. Four of ours are missing. FOOD FOR PRISONERS. TAKEN BY HUNGRY BUNS. Received Juno 4, 8 p.m. Paris, May 4. Le Matin's Havre correspondent says Belgian prisoners in Germany have not received a parcel for six weeks, or only after the food had been removed, rags and paper being substituted, which raises the question whether the Allies are not feeding starving Germans instead of prisoners. NEW ZEPPELIN SERVICE. Received June 4, 8 p.m. Copenhagen, June 3. A Berlin message states that the Aeronautical Club contemplates a zeppelin Hamburg to Constantinople service, conveying passengers and mails, at a cost of forty million marks. VALUABLE AERO WORK. A. and N.Z. Cable Assn. & Reuter. London, June 3. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports reciprocal all day artillerying on different points. There has been much valuable aeroplane work. Seven enemy machines have been brought down. FRANCO-BRITISH TOLL OF ENEMY. London, June 3. A French communiquo reports lively artillerying at Laffaux, Huvtebiso and Craonne. Since April 18, tho FrancoBritish captured over fifty-two thousand Germans, including a thousand officers; also an enormous quantity of material, including 446 heavy and field guns, 1000 machine guns and numerous trench guns. BEWILDERING BRITISH BOMBARDMENT. London, June 3. Correspondents at the front describe the Germans' bewilderment and uncertainty regarding Sir Douglas Haig's neit offensive, in view of tho systematic destruction of wire entaglements and trenches on most of the front under the terrific bombardment from Ypres to St. Quentin. WHAT THE GERMANS SAY. London, June 3. A German official message says:—We repulsed the English attacks near Loos, at the Souchez Brook, and north-east-ward of Monchy. Fighting continues south-west of Lens. We repulsed French reconnoiterere on the right bank of the Mouse. English aviators at nighttimo on Thursday bombed the camp at Etaple and killed French prisoners and wounded 91. Our air squadrons destructively bombed tho Aisne'front position. The enemy lost, ten aeroplanes on the west front-

A BRILLIANT ADVANCE. « t

GUN POSITIONS TAKES. \t

s Router Service. i •< Eeeeived June U, 11:60 p.m. I ( London, June 4. , Reuter's correspondent at headquar- 1 ters gives details of the brilliant little \ advance on the Souchcz river referred j to by Field-Marshal Haig. The Canadi- , ans stormed and occupied the electric power station and the brickstacks ,be» tween Avion and Eleudit l'Aurette They crossed the river and established a post on the north bank and took prison- i era. The gains rob the enemy of several I strong machine-gun positions. The fight still continues with great re- i ciproeal artillerying. The airmen are . very busy. FRENCH BEPULSE ENEMY , ATTACKS. London, June 3. • A French communique says: The enemy carried out a violent bombardment in the Craonne region all'liight, and afterwards mado three attacks on the California Plateau, but was everywhere repulsed with important losses, especially on the eastern portion of the plateau, where the storming troops were scattered by our fire and left numbers of bodies in front of our trenches. A number of prisoners were also taken. Various, enemy attempts at coups-de-maiu in the Champagne and Vosges failed.

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Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1917, Page 5

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WESTERN ATTACK. Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK. Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1917, Page 5

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