WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

GERMAN CASUALTIES. 42,000 LAST WEEK [ , Paris, Sept. 30. Among the latest troops facing the British in Flanders are numerous large contingents from the German lines on ■the Russian front. The German losses in killed, wounded and prisoners during the past week are estimated at 42,000. THREE GERMAN ATTACKS. DEFEATED BY THE BRITISH.. AEROPLANES BUSY. Received Oct. 1, 10 p.m. London, Sept. 30. Sir Douglas Haig-reports that early this morning three attacks were made on positions between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood, which were repulsed. The first was southward of Reutcrbeck and was beaten off by our fire before reaching the positions.. Shortly afterwards the infantry advanced astride the Ypres-Menin road, under cover of a thick smoke barrage, accompanied by flammenwerfer detachments. They drove in the forward posts. We immediately counterattacked and recaptured the posts.

Tin? enemy raided our trenches eastward of 'Loos, but when retiring across no man's land he was pursued., and we recaptured their only prisoner. Despite the unfavorable weather' our aerdplanes continued to vigorously bomb the aerodromes, billets, dumps and railways. The chief target was the Gontrode aerodrome, where there was a large fire.

VISIT BY THE KING OF ITALY. Paris, Sept. 30. The King of Italy was greatly impressed by his visit to Verdun, where M. Poincare and General Petain pointed out the chief scenes of the struggle*, He also visited the Belgian front. BENCH* FRONT QUIET London, Sept. 30. ■ A French communique says:-—The day was quiet, except for heavy cannonading on the Aisne and on the right of the Meusc. There was no infantry action.

ENEMY DRIVEN OFF. London, Sept. SO. Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been reciprocal artillery fire. Wc dispersed a concentration of infantry castward of Polygon Wood, and also drove off bombers eastward of Loos. AERODROME BOMBED. London, Sept. 30. The Admiralty reports: Naval aircraft dropped many bombs on Saturday afternoon on the St. Denis Westrem aerodrome, and scored direct hits on the sheds. A bomb exploded amongst five machines lined up in the aerodrome. AH our aeroplanes returned. ARTILLERYING AND RAIDS. I Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Oct. 1, 7.40 p.m. London, Sept. 30.

A French communique reports: There has been considerable artillerying at Pantheon, and Craonne, on the light bank of the Meuse, and mutual raids elsewhere. GERMAN ATTACKS DEFEATED. Received Oct. 2, 1 a.m. Paris, Oct. 1. A communique states: Three German attacks at Berry-au-Bae were repulsed. German aeroplanes bombarded Dunkirk. The French on the night of the 28th bombed the station of Colmar, and enemy establishments north of Soissons.