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WESTERN ATTACK.

FRUITLESS COUNTER. ATTACKS. AEROPLANE SHEDS BOMBED, London, Nov. 16. The Admiralty reports that aircraft attempted to bomb Uytkerkc aerodrome yesterday, but high winds prevented them reaching their objectives. We thereupon bombed the aeroplane sheds at Handzaim. All our machines return?d. The Matin's correspondent at the British front says: After pounding the British first lines at Passchendaele for a week the enemy launched his lirst serious counter-attack. Owing to the possession of the heights the British artillery was able to overlook the enemy's gun emplacements, shelters, and concentration points. Our guns swept the enemy's rear lines, wiped out communications, and spoiled l;is preparations. Our advanced posts, armed with maehinc-guns. stopped the Bavarians despite the sheltering fog. IViiK-e Itupprecht must either continue fruitless counter-attacks or retreat twenty kilometres.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made a successful raid last night north-east-ward of Fampoux and repulsed an attempt to approach our lines northward oi Poelcapelle.

SUCCESSFUL AIRCRAFT WORK \ rASSCHEXDAELE LINE ADVANCED. FI'PTHER ADYAXCK.3 CARRIED. AR'tiU.F.RYTXO ON FRZXGi FhOXl - , Ueteived Nov. 1", 8.13 pin. London, Xov. 16. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Aviators and artillery, with ncrial observations, fwresafullv engaged many targets on Thursday. Many rcconnaisances were •rade along the battle front. We brought down seven enemy maihints. l ;, our ot iiur« are missing. A later report say* that the Highland, Berkshire, and Lancashire detachments la«t. evening carried ont snceessf'jl operations in (lie neighborhood of Passchendae'.e. Thev captured further portions of the defences on the main ridge northward of the village, including a strongly fortiried farm. \Y<- s'ightlv advanced our lini at certain points westward of this locality. The enemy artillery was active rill night on the battle front, particularly ill the Passchcndaele sector

A French communique states there have been active artillery struggles from Rplgium to the Champagne, also in the Mont Eton reaion and on ill? ri«ht bank pf t'ne Meu^e.

FRENCH REPULSE ENEMY. LIVELY ARTILLERY DUEL, Received Xov. 17, S p.m. London, Xov. IG. A French communique states that a fierman attack at a point d'appui north of Velzoek, in Belgium, completely failed, the enehmy suffering appreciable losses. The artillery duel continued to be lively on the right bank of the Meuse. The Germans bombed the region south of Nancy. There were no victims. FREXCH FRUSTRATE ENEMY ATTACK. Received Xov. 18. 11.20 p.m. London, Nov. 17. A French communique states that an enemy attack at Altkircli was frustrated. LATEST GAIXS CONSOLIDATED. Ana. and X.Z. Cable Assoc and Reuter. Received Xov. 18, 11.20 p.m. i London, Nov. 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We consolidated the ground captured last evening north and north-east of Passchendaele.

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Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1917, Page 5

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WESTERN ATTACK. Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK. Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1917, Page 5

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