WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

SUCCESSFUL FRENCH ATTACK) POSITIONS EXTENDED. ■ Received Sept. 10, 1.-5 a.m. London, Sept. 9, A French communique states i On the right bank nf the MeuS§. attacks on the enemy lines this morning over a front' of 2i kilometres. <jn the sector Fosses'-. ■Courriere TjVood, Were a complete success.' resistance, we extend|ed dispositions north of Fosses, and carriea t!ie whole of Chauhne wood, and' tlie Ijna .west thereof, dominating the wholc''w' Courriere wood. ■■ ■- ■'' ' .;.,,,, j __ .-.■• ANOTHER BRITISH RAID.; , : PATROL FIGHTING. Received Sept. 9, 5.5 p.m. ', {'' ' _ London, Sept. 8. Sir Douglas Hnig reports: We successfully raided in the neighborhood of Gavrelle. There has been patrol fighting north-eastward of St. Julien. The enemy heavily shelled Langemarck. A French communique states: There has been reciprocal artillery activity at various points, particularly eatt of Vauxaillon, in the Champagne mountain rogioivand'on both banks of the Meuse. SLIGHT BRITISH PROGRESS. . MORE AERO BOMBING. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Router. Eeceived Sept. 9, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 8. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our advanced posts at Avion, also eastward of Eleudit Leauvette, on the Lens front, slightly progressed. Despite the weather our aeroplanes dropped a hundred 'bombs on various targets. THE CALAIS AIR RAID. POISONED CAKES DROPPED. GERMAN PRISONERS SUFFER. Received Sept. 9, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Sept. S. During the recent air raids on Calais, one hundred poisoned cakes were dropped.' A hundred fJcrman prisoners who were being removed were mistaken for Brit- ■ ishers, and the enemy planes dropped bombs, killing forty-three and wounding forty-seven. GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. BRITISH LOSE POSITIONS.

i _ London, Sept. 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We rushed , a hostile post westward of Tafata, and repulsed raids near Lens and Affaenlicres. (Strong eounter-ataeks northward of Frezenberg against the positions gained yesterday compelled us to return to our line. Wellington, Sept. 7. The High Commissioner reports under date, London, Sept. 7 (12 p.m.):—» Sir Douglas Haig reports that westward of Queanfc a hostile post was rushed and a machine-gun captured. Northward of Frezenberg, strong enemy coun-ter-attacks on positions gained toy us in local attacks yesterday compelled our withdrawal to the previous line. i A FRENCH DISPATCH. Paris, Sept. 7. A French communique states:—We repulsed enemy attacks south of Ailles, Our air squadrons bombed tho, railway stations at Thionville and Woippy. MORE HOSPITALS BOMBED. (London, Sept. 7. Tho Germans bombed American and British hospitals on tiw French coast on Tuesday night. The attacks were deliberate, like the previous raids on hospitals nearer the front. They did little damage except at Harvard Hospital, where one American medical officer was killed and threo wounded and sixteen others wounded, ten being patients. ONLY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY, Received Sept. 9, H. 50 p.m. London, Sept. 9. Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been enemy artillery activity, but no infantry actions. ■_ , .