WESTERN ATTACK.
INTENSE AERIAL FIGHTING. 31 GERMAN MACHINES DOWNED. NUMEROUS MGTOGRAPHS TAKEN BEHIND ENEMY LINES. A. aad N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Eeuter, Received July 29, 11.40 p.m. London, July 29. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Thera la considerable reciprocal artillerying at various points, especially north of Beverleys. There was intense aerial fighting yesterday evening, and an unusual num. ber of photographs were taken. We bombed four enemy aerodromes. Some of our machines were flying at a low altitude 40 miles behind the enemy's lines. Thirty-one enemy machines were brought down. Three of ours are missing. A French communique reports comparative quiet, except as to reciprocal artillerying.
GERMAN STRAFING NEAR COAST. AEROPLANES THICK AS MIDGES, Received July 29, 5.5 p.m. London, July 28. Mr. Philip Gibba reports that the enemy is firing an enormous number o» sheila gn our trenchaa. The roads in the back area* are piled with huge supplies of ammunition. Tbi/j artillery offensive inelodM quantities of gas shell*, which tha Qarmana put at night time over low lying ground. The strafing u specially directed at ih« country near the coast. I saw a fierce bombardment at Nieuport, on Thursday, the Germans smashing the town to bits. The air above was thick with aeroplanes, like midges on a summer evening.
PORTENTOUS ARTILLERYING. t OP UNPARALLELED INTENSITY. Received July 28, 8 p.m. | London, July 27. Correspondents describe the portent(ous 'British artillerying on the 'Flanders front for forty-eight ho\irs as being of unparalleled intensity. , Reconnoitring parties have penetrated far into tho German second line. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's report and the French communique indicate intense artillerying.
BRITISH REPULSE ENEMY ATTACKS. FAILURE OF OPERATIONS AGAINST FRENCH. Aus. and is T .Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received July 29, 5.5 p.m. London, July 28. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed an attack eastward of Costaaerne. Enemy artillery is activo in the neighborhood of Armentieres, northward ol the Ypres-Nieuport sector. A IVench communique states: There were violent enemy bombardments, followed by a series of fresh attempts on the Brave en Laonnois-Chevrigny ridge and in tho direction of Hurtebise. All the infantry attacks completely failed, with heavy losses.
HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. SEVERAL REGIMENTS SUPPRESSED. Received July 29, 5.5 p.m. iParis, July 28. Since the 16th of April the Germans have employed on the Aisnc-Champagne front eeventy-one divisions, practically One-third of the entire army. The enormous losses in three divisions caused the Germans to suppress several regiments, using the men to fill up the decimated livisiona.
A CONFERENCE OF GENERALS ALLIED ADMIRALS DISCUSS THE SUBMARINE WAR. Received July 29, 5.5 p.m. (Paris, July 28. Generals Petain, Focli, Sir W. Robert, son, Cadorna, and Pershing privately discussed the Allies' general military interests. The Allies' admirals also discussed the submarine warfare.
A VILLAGE CHANGES HANDS. London, July 27. Sir Douglas Iljaig reports: During local fighting in the neighborhood of La Basseville, south-westward of Warneton, wo drove the enemy from the village. The enemy counter-attacked in the morning and wc withdrew from the village. Wo successfully night raided in the neighborhood of Monchy and southwestward of La Bassee, and northeastward of Ypres. A German attack yesterday morning south-eastward of Qovleauo'ourt led to sharp fighting and conaideragle enemy loss.
ARTILLESRYING AND RAIDING. London, July 27. • The United Press correspondent at headquarters states that the artillery activity continues, especially in the Flanders-Nieupori sector, where the duel is ceaseless. The Germans hurled thirty gas shells at Dunkirk. The British artillery opened thirty minutes' concentrated firing after midnight. The Germans retaliated, shelling eastward and northward of Nieuport. The Germans raided near Homiecourb. While they were taking prisoner# the British fiold guns cleverly sniped the captors, causing them to scatter. The enemy iost heavily in this raid.
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL. London, July ST. A French communique states:; The Germans employed a full division, supported by a fresh division, in an attack on July 25, from the region east of Hurtebise to south of Lagorelle. Tlw smallness of the results emphasises the severity of the enemy's defeat. After an intense bombardment the Germans mado five successive attacks in t)ie mountainous region south-west o f Mor-
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