WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

STUBBORN COUNTERATTACKS. I BRITISH IIJ3UAIN ORIGINAL LINE. Received May 10, 2 40 p.m. London, .May 9, Counter-attacking stubbornly yesterday, the British recaptured the original line south-westward of the Dickebusch Lake, from whence they were driven after all-dfiy fighting on Wednesday. To-day, however, they were compelled 4,0 retire slightly. On the extreme of this small battle-front, owing to much ma-chine-gun fire, fighting continues about a small pocket The Germans are in a strong point eastward of Millekruis, Otherwise the situation thereabouts is unchanged. The Fren«h withstood an attack fitments. Machine-guns forced back the British slightly from the positions won on Wednesday, when they advanced northward from the trenches in the cemetery near Bucquoy.—Press Assoc. ENEMY DRIVEN OUT.

OF PORTIONS OF OCR FRONT LINE. FURTHER GKRiMAN ATTACKS CONTINUE. HEAVY CASUALTIES INFLICTED ON ENEMY. Received May 10, 8.25 p.m. London, May i), 3.15 afternoon. Sir Douglas Hajg reports:—The first successful Anglo-French counter-attacks most completely on the British right, stopping the' stormers on part of the bank of the Vyverbeek, which they were unable to cross owing to the fieldgun fire.

GERMAN PLAN FOILED. WHOLE LINE INTACT. Received May 10. 8.20 p.m. London, May 9. Jhe United Press correspondent adds that after the first attack the Germans did not renew the struggle against- tin} French. The whole line, according te latest advices, is intactThe Germans undoubtedly hoped the operation would enable them to gain ground from where to launch a bigger attack to turn Scherpenfoerg. The Germans at three in the morning barreled the area north-eastward of Amiens, but an hour lat?r quieted down without infantry engageon the la Ciytte-Voormezeeie sector drove the enemy out of portions of the front line, where he had obtained a footing, and we re-established our «<iginal positions:. We took several prisoners. The enemy, re-attacking northward of Kemmcl on the morning of the Bth, pressed our line in slightly aft one point, Vhere fighting continues- Two German divisions participated in Wednesday morning's attack. Our artillery and infantry inflicted heavy casualties on both during the counter-attack. We further progressed between the Somme and the Ancre, and improved our new post-ions here, Wo repulsed raids at Lena and Merrip. The enemy's artillery developed considerable aetivitv in the Albert sector. A French communique re*ports livelv reciprocal artillerying north and south of the Avre,

BRITISH RECOVER GROUND. GERMAN ATTACK AT KBMMEtLondon, May ft The British 'have recovered all the ground lost in the Voormezeele neigh* borhood. A new German attack at Kcm mel has begunSir Douglas Haig reports:—The situation in the La Clyte-voormereele sector has been restored. AMERICAN ARTILLERY USED. Washington. May 9. On the American front heavy American artillery was fired for the first time Assoc.