WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

BRITISH LIME ADVANCED. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. Aus. and N.Z. Cable As3oc. and Reuter. Received July 17, v>.is p.m. London, July IC. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We successfully raided eastward of Vermelles and (lightly advanced our line north-east-ward of Messines. Hostile artillerying has increased southwards of Lens and in the neighborhood of Armentieres.

ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL. Fit EXOH INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES. Aus. and X.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received July 17, fi.3o p.m. London, July 1(1. A French communique states: After bombardment, the enemy made a series of coups do main between the Somme lind the Aisne. The attempt south-east of St. Quentin and west of Aleemant failed. The attack on several detachments of our small posts south of Corbeny wa< completely repulsed. We progressed south of tilles. After a most violent bombardment in [the region of Mont Haut-Teton. large forces attacked the position we captured on July 14. The enemy was in greatly superior numbers. His elVorts at Teton were unsuccessful, and he sujl'erod the heaviest losses, being unable to 'break our lines. In obstinate fighting all night long at Mont Haul, the enemy a.t first succeeded in re-taking the greater part of tiie captured ground, but was driven back by our brilliant counter-attack, and only some portions of the trenches remain in his hands.

A FIERCE NIGHT FIGHT. GERMAN WAVES MOWN DOWN. POSSESSION' OF ALL GROUND REGAINED. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received July 17. 11.10 p.m. London. July 1". A French communique states: In the Champagne, the fighting which began during the night at Mont Haut ejided in the complete defeat of the Germans, who, despite violent efforts, were unable to recapture the ground won on the 14th. These attacks were murderous for the enemy, who launched three waves of assault, tout our fire mowed down two, while one penetrated the lines after a fierce conflict until daylight, when our troops annihilated the detachments and regained possession of all the ground won. Sixteen hundred more shells were thrown on Rheims, where the artillerying is most lively.

SUCCESSFUL AIR RAID. Received July 17, 9.30 p.m. London, July 17. The Admiralty reports: Naval aeroplanes last night dropped several tons of tombs on the railway works at the Zeebrugge railway junctions and siding, Ostend sidings, dumps at Middelkcrke, tlie railway junction at Thourout, and motor transport, convoys, and railway sidings at Lichtervelde. All our machines returned. VALUABLE AIR WORK. London, July 16. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—There has been reciprocal artillery work in the neighborhoods of Armcntieres, Wytsch&ete and Nieuport. Our areoplanes on Friday night bombed four important railway stations, a large German rest camp, aerodrome and ammunition dumps. On Saturday, despite thunderstorms, the airmen did valuable work in co-oper-ation with the artillery., brought down three German machines and drove down two. Five of ours are missing.