WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE. GEK.IAK BRIGADE ROASTED. EOILIXG On, USED. Received Aug; -20, S.n p.m. Paris, Aug. 19. • -M. Tudesq states that during the frontal attack before Lens 011 .Saturday, a German brigade was moving forward from cover, two English barrages Taught them in tiie flank, dealing a severe blow and turning them ..side into a sunken road. The enemy was in dense formation, and believing tho brigade Safe, gave battle. Then occurred a fitting reply to the diabolical gas attacks at Armentiores, Belgium. Five hundred litres of burning oil burst from special engines and enclosed the siinkrn road in a circle cf i'-... The (way's yells of des'iair arose .or t v luoraeii, thou the barrage was rei' >ub)el, and soon a deadly silence fell upon the heap of carbonised humanity, while the odor ci roasted flesh marked the German enamel house. ACCURACY OF BRITISH REPORTS. BITXEII AIR l r lCMim'G, / A TRIBUTE TO THE PILOTS. - 'United Serviec. Received Aug. 21. 3.5 p.m. London, Aug. 19. Mr. Rob; nson staloß thai the unprecedented weather following the battle of July 31 enabled the Germans to reorganise their shattered air squadrons, ! since when the lighting has been con- j tinuous and bitter. He vouches for the ! accuracy of our communiques, and states j our pilots know .hat from twenty to thirty-per cent, more German nr.eMues • we.ro destl'oyeu than claimed. He pavf . a trihiito io the wen; of the pilots "in 1 directing the artillery. One day the • guns, guided by aeroplanes, silenced 73 ! German batteries, destroyed 31 gunpits ' and damaged 35 others. THE CANADIANS' SUCCESS. A MOST SERIOUS BLOW. FIFTEEN VIOLENT COUNTERATTACKS. Reuter Service. lieceived Aug. 21, 12.V> a.m.

London, Aug. 20. Headquarters reports that fifteen de-'envm-d counter attacks were launched by the enemy against the Bois Hugo, Iloi.-> Rase and the Cite St. Emile, and facing :he Cite St.. Theodore. All were i on the same sea!/> of violence. whvh makus it abundantly clear that tho enf einv "gcirds the Canadian success as a i serious blow, BRITISH LINE ADVANCED. ALL OBJECTIVES CAPTURED. Received Aug. 20. 9.30 p.m. London, Aug. 20. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: As the result of minor operations ' in the neighborhood of the Ypres-Poel- ' capelle road our line advanced to a depth of five hundred yards on a frontage of L a mile. We captured all our objectives, 5 including a series of strongly-fortified f farms. ' The enemy losses are considerable. • Ours are slight. i Thursday's prisoners north-east of Vprds numbered 2114. We brought down three aeroplane* nrd drove down four. Eight of ours are ' missing. - ' SEVERE ARTILLERY STRUGGLE. t > BOMBING ACTIVITY. f .Received Aug. 20, n.40 p.m. s 'Paris, Aug. 20. i A French communique says: the ar- - tillerv has assumed marked activity in the region of Braye and Cernv, on both banks of the Meuse, especially in the Bezonvaux sector. P.heims received six hundred shells. Hlev.-n '.'erman aeroplanes were aflame nr coni|detely destroyed. We also forced BiX' to land seriously damaged. Our aeroplanes bombarded the railway stations at Dan-sur-ftlense, Cortemarck, Tlumron, Lecrtervc.ld's, Ostend and C'ambrai, where a fire broke out. We also bombed hutments in the forest of

Rr.uljulst and munition dumps at Bantbeville. , USUAL GERMAN CLAIMS. Received Aug. 20, 9.40 p.m. A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc and Reuter. London, Aug. 20. A wireless German ofliciul report says: /Southward of Lsingemarek the enemy attacked, using tanks enveloped in artificial fog. Affer his initial penetration the enemy w;v~ everywhere repulsed. There is the most intense artillerying in ilie region of La Bussee canal and Lens, southward of the Kcarpe. We brought down nineteen aeroplanes. GERMAN PRESS GANGS AT WORK. Paris, Aug. 19. '"he Foreign Minister is formally protesting to Germany against French youth." in the occupied territory being incorporated in the German workmen's battalions and doing military work at the front. It is 3tated that 28 of these battalions have been formed.

CONTROL OF AIR SERVICE. Paris, Aug. IS. Official: Tho military and naval air services will be amalgamated under tho direction of an Under-Secretary of State. GERMANS KILL THEIR OWN" •WOUNDED. London, Aug. 19. oir Douglas Uaig reports: Wo captured trenches in the neighborhood of Guillemont Farm, south-eaat of Epehy, rai'K'd positions aouih-'Wfcst-.vard of Fiavrineourt, and inflicted heavy casualties. Enemy aircraft on Thursday and Friday .lights bombed British casualty -i .iring stations, lolling ten wounded i ■' man prisoners and re-wounding nine Gen. ans. FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS. London, Aug. 19. A French communique says: There is a lively artillery duel on both banks of thfe Meuse, in the Bnis-le-Pretro, cast of BadonvilJers, and north of theje places. Conwitivo onemv attacks were 1 repelled with appreciable lossesr