WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

A TiTANIC STRUGGLE.

BECORD ARTILLERY CONeEXTKATKXX.

London. Aug. 13. Tlie whole line in Flanders' is wrapped in the smoke of British and German shells.

The communiques &iv« a very vague impression of tlie awful and ceaseless contest. 1 lie artillery concentrations fjir outweigh those at Verdun and -he Nomine, and the numbers of troops are the greatest gathered on any battlefield. The enemy's artillery tortures our army, but ours is infinitely worse.

TRAiN LOADS OF WOUNDED

BAVARIANS SUFFER lIEAVHif.

Amsterdam, Aug. 13. The British fire was intense at tii-i week-end, and windows rattled day and night in the south of Holland. Train loads of wounded are traversing Belgium and the hospitals at, (ihent, Bruges and Brussels are full. Reinforce, moiils of vouths of eighteen are arriving to fill the gaps. A regiment of Bavarians whicli is stationed at Blankenbergh suffered grievously at Weatlioek. One battalion had only eighty men unwounded.

INCREASED ARTILLERYINC,

ENEMY AIRCRAFT AGGRESSIVE. Received Aug. 14, 8 p.m "• London, Auy. 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: There is increased hostile artillerying southward of the Arras-Camlirai road, also in 'he Mi'iijjort seetur. The enemy aircraft is aggressive. Wo downed seventeen, 'v\liilst seven of ours are missins.

A French connimniijue says: The artillery duel continues to he very lively. Attempts were made to eject u-. from the trenches captured south of Ailles, hit we repulsed tlmni. \\\ appreciably progressed.

ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL.

London, Aug. 13. A French communique says: The artillery is active between Cerny and Craonne, notably in the sector south of Ailles, where a German fittack on the trenches we captured on August 11 was "(■pulsed with heavy losses. Two enemy surprise attacks, in the Hois de Caur» ieres and at Bczonvanx, failed.

Londu;:. Aug. 1.1. Sir Douglas Haig says: There is noth ing special to report. A GERMAN REPORT.

Received Aug. 14, S p.m • London, Aug 14. A wireless Cienr3.ll .official message states: Wo repulsed, strong Freneli attacks northward of the Laon-Soissons road, soutli-west of Aiiles. Our aviators a It Joked England, and bombed will) good res.iilts military works at Southend and Margate. One aeroplane is missing;.

Wo extended our gains southward of the Trotnsul valley, and captured Pan-t-iii. overcoming the desperate defence. We repulsed attacks between BiiKeu and the Danube.

Our adversaries lost in July ?4 balloons and 213 aeroplanes. We lost CO aeroplanes.