WESTERN ATTACK.
THE PLATEAUX STRUGGLE. DESPERATE HCHTING. RECKLESS DARING OF STORMEB£. Received July '2!, 11.40 p.m. Lwniuii, July CI. The Daily Chronicle's ['aria correispoEde.tt states that tlie little of the three plateaux wan oontim'ed throughout yesterday with an intensify equalling that of the Sonime ahd the Mouse. The fiernnin bombardment for six hours was unprecedented!** severV-, ami then oarae ua\e.-; of the Guards Til? storming t -jimwoci reek less daring, but were repeatedly driven back, and eventually gained only a pert of the first line of trenches on the northern edge of the California plateau.
It is difficult to understand the enemy's efforts to regain the Cbemin tics Dames line, nearly forty serious asFaults hauim been delivered since May 4. The !!■/-(ery is probably due to the failure • f .he submarines, and an endeavor to force a peace before the American forces arrive.
FRENCH POSITIONS BOMBARDED. (-EIUIAX ATTACKS REPULSED. KKPRISALS FOR DUELLING NANCY. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received July 24, 11.20 p.m. London, July 24. A French communique states: The bombardment of our positions in the Hurti l,i-:e-(_raonne region continues violently. '-peritill\ on the California plateau, where infantry actions have also taken placo. There were 850 shells thrown on Rhcims to-day. In tlio Champagne, tiie Oerman attack north-west of Alontoaillet compleiele repulsed. Our batteries have been aiti\e against, organisations in the Moronvil't rs vepion. A lonjf rangi; German gun fired 1 00 shells north of Xancy. There wro no casualties. We carrier! out reprisals by effective fire on the works at Chateau Salines.
ENEMY SUFFERING WASTAGE. BEXT OX DOING UTMOST DAMAGE. London, July 23. Vr. Gibta writes that since the German thrust at JjomlurUyde on July 10 there been no important actions on the British front, but- iaany raids, miiKir activities and shelling, sometimes of great violence, alioufc Lsns, Ypres, and close to the coast.
The enemy is suffering' great wantage of men. A single division which went to Len; litis been burying SO Germans daily for several weeks. Blood flows in a steadv -inam from the Germans at Lens. The Germans Tc.n.Ua.t-e by shelling Wytschoete, Messines, Armentieres an I Lons. but the bombardment does not ifvp.li any definite purpose. The eenniy pours out gas shells and we retaliate with <*ns elouds which creep over ti.e German era tern and trenches and kill any man who takes a breath.
Tiin enemy carried out a particularly ferocious bombardment to-day between Ijombartzyde and Nicuport, using many pas shelK Ilf is apparently doubtful when thf- next blow wiH fall tvnd is trying to ilo .1.; much damnqf! o.a possible before it nnppens, when the hatvv fruna must hurry back as they did at Wytschaete and Mcwmea.
BRITISH REACH OBJECTIVES. ■FRENCH HOLDING THEIR OWN. London, July 23. Sir Dwipl.ts Ilnip reports::—We conducted a successful local operation uouthwanls of Avion (near Lens) awl reached our objective with little loss. We raided and bombed dugouts southward of TTavrincourt and in the neighbourhoods of Bullevrmrt 'ftd Hollebeke. Wo repulsed raids at Lembsrtßyde and southeastward of Loos.
A French communique says:—The German attacks, accompanied by violent bombardment, continued last night on the plateau before Craonne to the Casemates. After the bombardment had finished extremely violent attempts sm "eeded in penetrating our first line, but immediate vigorous counter-attacks ejected the enemy from all but a small portion. The strojrple for tbe California Plateau only ended Into at) night. Despite all his efforts the enemy vras unable to drive us oft the plateau.
OREAT BRITISH ATTACK EXPECTED Times Service. London, July 23. Disrusini? the I>ui<es battle, General von Ardcnne writes to the Tageblaat; "The Knglish meant to make Nieuport the starting point for an advance upon Ostend awl which, a3 bases of submarines, are ft thorn in their licsh. The loss of the bridges over the Yser spoilt tho plan. For the next great attack ibry intended the left wing, under shelter of the fleet, to envelop the German right." General von Ardenne forecasts that the Rritish will proceed with the plans di'-pite their partial failure, remarking that ♦he tremendous artillery activity and signs indicate a great English attack shortly.
GERMAN" MiUSOTTY' TACTICS. Paris, July 23. Tlie Matin states that it eannot be denied that there is a great recru-des-r.fiico ~f enemy aetiv ; t.y against Russia, also a multiplicity of attacks on the •,ve->t front extending to the whole St. Mihiel region, as weil as enterprises of lesser importance on the heights of the Mnv.se and ii I'pper Alsace, where the enemy is striving to regain a number oi observation points. The Matin regards the renewed activity as the outcome of Hindenburg's desire to inipre-s the politicials in Germany with the idcii tnat the military situation is good.
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