WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

A SUCCESSFUL RAID. -MUTUAL ARTILLERYTNG. Received Nov. 5, 10 p.m. . London, Ncv. B. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The London territorials made a successful raid eastward of Gavrelle, taking prisoners and machine-guns. The enemy, under cover of a bombardment, made a raid, fiouth-eastward of Epehy. We reputed the raid. Northward of Polygon Wood there was considerable mutual artillerying. Hostile artillery was more active in the Nieuport sector.

GERMANS IN MARSHES.

AISNE FRONT SECURE. (Paris Nor. 4. . * lomi-officittl statement says that the evacuation of the Cherain-des-DaiMs means that the Germans have adandoned the heights from which, they viewed iie German back lines and have taken up ft position in the marshy region o£«tlw Ailette, which the French dominate Moreover, any serious enemy attempt at an offensive on the Aisne front in future is out of the question, while the defence -' the French position in this region is rendered easier and* will require fewer troops.

ENEMY ATTACK DISPERSED. London, Nov. 4. A French communique states: Artillery action continues in a \very marked degree north of the Chemin-des-Damel and in the region of Pinon and Vauxaillon Afier -, xioli">< '-- •.'.*,—\-.-. •• «i-« Germans twice attacked north of Chaum* Wood, on the right bank of the Mouse, but our fire dispersed the assailants witk heavy losses. GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT. Amsterdam, Nov. 4. A Berlin semi-official message explain! that the withdrawal at Chemin-des-Dames was made in order to prevent unnecessary bloodshed STRONG POINTS CAPTURED. { London, Nov. 4. .Sir Douglas Haig reportst The IriaV Fusiliers successfully raided last night south-westward of Havrincourt. Two attempts by the enemy at raids in the neighbourhood of Monchy-le-'Pteux were repulsed. Small parties of our troop* captured strong points, one eastward v Broodseinde and the other south-east-ward of Poelcappelle.

HUN BRUTALITY.

BELGIAN GIRLS FORCED TO WOKfr UNDER FIRE. f I Received Nov. 6, 12.50 'a.m„ London, Nov. 8j Mr. Percival Phillips states that ft lot* tcr was found on a German Landwher soldier, which contained a proteßt against the Germans forcing Belgian girls to build concrete dug-outs under fire. The writer says ho was in charge of a party I of fifty of these slaves behind the Tier, and says it was a shameful deed, simply inconceivable.