WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1918, Page 7

WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH ADVANCE. ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED. London, June 15. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We jjrisonered lS(i in a successful operation on the night of June 14th, north of Bethune. As the result of this attack, we gained possession of enemy forward positions on a front of two miles, securing all our objectives. _ In the fighting reported on the morning of June 15th, east of 'Nieppe forest, the enemy, by a local attack under a heavy bombardment, succeeded in driving in three of our advanced posts west of Vieux Berquin. There is active hostile artillerying east of Arras, also north of Bethune. We drove down two enemy aeroplanes on June 14th. The British lost two.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. WAITING TO ATTACK BRITISH. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS. London, June IG. The Weekly Despatch states there were no fewer than 120,000 German casualties in the. latest push, but the reserves are vast and are still coming from the JEJast. Prince Rupprtcht's army has been, reinforced and equipped to the utmost efficiency, and is awaitin" Ludendorff's word to attack the British at Amiens.—Reuter. FRENCH GAIN! MORE GROUND. London, June 10. A French communique states that south of the Ainsc, local operations drove the enemy from Coeuvres and Valfrey, whieh we captured. We gained ground east 6f Montgobert, taking 130 prisoners and-10 machine guns.—Aus.N.Z, Cable Aspoa, Reuter.