WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

SUCCESSFUL AEROPLANE WORK.

SECOND HINDENBURG/LINE. ANOTHER PORTION CAPTURED. A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received June 17, 5.5 p.m. London, June IG. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Early this morning wo attacked and captured a further portion of tiie second 'Hindenburg line north-westward of Bullecourt. The garrison stubbornly resisted and suffered heavily. Successful raids were made eastward of Loos, in the neighborhood of the Lys river. There has been reciprocal artillerying all day northward of the Scarpe, also at numerous points between Armentieres and Ypres. AERODROME BOMBED. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. Received June 17, 5.5 p.m, London, June 16. The Admiralty reports that naval aeroplanes dropped a large number of bombs on the aerodrome at St. Denis Westrem. Many direct hits were observed, dense columns of smoke and flames arising. All the aeroplanes returned. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We completely repulsed an attack, after heavy artillery preparation, on the Tuitions captured on Thursday evening, southward of - Ypres and the Comines canal. The few Germans reaching the trenches were immediately killed or driven out.

FRENCH REGAIN A TRENCH. A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received June 17, 11.45 p.m. London, June 17. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: During the day fighting has again taken place on a section of the Bindenburg line north-westward of BuTlecourt. We made progress and captured prisoners. There was reciprocal at intervals on the battle-front southward of Ypres. Our aeroplanes, in cooperation with the artillery, yesterday did particularly successful work in reconnaisances and tombing raids. ' There were many air-fights. Each side had numerous machines engaged. We brought down six German aeroplanes and drove down ten. One of ours is missing, A Paris communique states: Tho artillery was fairly active north and south of the Ailette, also, in the Champagne sector in tho region of Cornillet and Mont Blond. Near Courcy wo regained a trench element which the enemy captured in the morning. All tha occupants were killed or captured. USUAL GERMAN CLAIMS. A. and N.2. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received June 17, 5.5 p.m. London, June 16. A wireless German official report states: An English attack westward of Warneton was suppressed by our batteries. We repelled an English attack eastward of Loos. Our counter-attack drove out the English who advanced on our second trenches north-westivard of Sulleeourt. Fresh engagements have developed at Bullecourt and eastward of Monchy. FRENCH STAND .AGAINST MASSED GERMANS. | Received June 17, 5.5 p.m. 'Paris, June 16. M. Painleve (War Minister), speaking in the Chamber, said it was essential to remove the delusions regarding tile offensive of April 16, which some believed were going to be decisive. The French troops will Btand against the massed Germans, who have been relieved by the momentary passiveness of the Russian army, until the arrival of American forces. At present the leaders of the Allied amies were careful of human lives. FRENCH SOCIALISTS WAR VIEWS. Received June 17, 5.5 p.m. Paris, June 16. The Chamber of Deputies passed the quarterly war credits by 555 to 3. M. Renaudel, on 'behalf of the Socialist group, read a declaration affirming collaboration with the Allies in securing the liberation of Alsace-Lorraine and reparation of the other invaded territories. The group adopts the Russian Government's formula of peace without annexation and indemnities, and regrets that the Government did not repose confidence in the patriotism of the party's delegates to Stockholm, GERMANS ADMIT REVEiRSE. London, June 15. A German official message says:—Th* English attacked on the whole front between Armentieres and Ypres and pressed back our protecting detachments between Hollebeke and the Douve in the region south-westward of Warneton. The English attacked eastward of Monchy and broke in at some .points, whence we ejected them, except from a portion of a trench westward of the Bois-ds-Sart, which remains theirs. A counterattack drove off the English eastward of Loos. BRITISH CROSS CANAL. London, June 15. British troops have crossed the YpresComines Canal.