HEAVY FIGHTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1917, Page 5

HEAVY FIGHTING.

IMPETUOUS ADVANCE OF BRITISH.

Keceived_ Aug. 12, 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 11. ill - . Philip Gibbs reports that there was heavy fighting this morning southeast of Westhoek, after night-long artilleryiHg. The later fighting wrs more diflicult. as the rearward machine-guns' took advantage of the check caused to our troops by a wire tangle in the 'Woods. Me gained the main points attacked oil the left, indeed more, for our men impetuously advanced too far and had to be recalled. On our right the lighting was more desperate and we. made less progress.

HAIG'S MESSAGE TO OVERSEAS.

GROUND LOS'r ANiD GAINED. INTENSE AERIAL CONFLICTS. Received Aug. 12, 11.40 p.m. London, Aug. I*2. Sir Douglas Haig has sent a message to all overseas Dominions, in which he says: "Our armies have been drawn from every part of the Empire. They bring to the fourth year of war the steady confidence which has justified thoir past achievements and unfaltering resolution. They will fight until the enemy has -been overthrown "

Sir Douglas Ha-ig reports: The enemy re-attacked this morning our now positions northward of the Ypres-Mcnin road and pressed us hack slightly. We pained ground 011 the right- bank of the Stenbeck, in the neighborhood of the Ypres-Staden railway.

There has been intense aerial activity and the most severe fighting by large formations all day long. We downed 'six-toon enemy machines. Twelve of ours are missing.

I A French communique states: There, jis lively artillerying in Belgium. The' German attack east of Fayet, north lof St. Quentin, was broken. 'The artillerying in the Champagne has slackened. A German attack on Mont Haut and Mont Blond was repulsed. FURTHER PROGRESS REPORTED. London, August M. The United Press correspondent at headquarters wires that the British attacked on a two-mile front at daylight this morning from the Ypres-Zonnebcke road near Frezenberg to the YpreiiMcnin -nacl. They advanced the line »bout 500 yards. 'The-object was the, high ground a', -01<?iK:nrse Wood, which was occupied despite a stubborn defence. T)*#nemy artillery was active all night eastward of Steenbeck, also m the coast sector. The sky was overcast but tho airmen were active and brought down seven aeroplanes, 'rhilc cloven others were brought down uncontrollable and destroyed

London, August 10. Field-Marshal. Sir Douglas Haig reports that wo attacked and completed title capture of Westhoek and secured the remaining positions on the Wc3thoek ridge. The French upon the left flank of our battle-front continue to progress eastward and northward of Bixsehoote. Our raiding parties 011 a wide front east of Jdonchv le Preux blew in dug-outs, causing great, damage, and inflicted severe eariitaltiuK. M:vi'!ii:ie-guns stopped a German counter-attack.