WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

DISTINCT AMERICAN FRONTED AUSATIAN SECTOR AiLLOTTEn, Received June-18, 5.5 p,m. Washington, June 17. It is semi-olficially announced that American troops are now holding a Me* tion of the Alsace line, a few kilometres from the Swiss border, south of Hartmann's Weilcrkopf. They have been there since the middle of May. It Is now officially announced that the flrit American Unit will occupy, a sector; of German territory, holding the line section of mountainous country. The Alsatians welcomed them as deliverers. T 1 ' inouncement has definitely estn' he Americans on eight distinct f i Flanders, at Amiens, the Mariu rdun, Tool, Luneville, Weevre, and Alsace.—Reuter. ' SEVERITY OPGERMANIKJSSefc EVERY AVAILABLE SOEDIHR "Rjk ' CAJJWD mMEWm, ■ Received June 18, Jd-65 pan. London, June 16.-! The Morning Post states that Genenu , iLudendorff has ordered von FaDcenhayn to hand back from Russia within a rritk ■ every availaible soldier, thus proving-the ' Severity of the German losses «n -the West front. It is estimated that 35 German drvi- ' sions were left in Russia, of whidi 12 are in the Ukraine, consisting mostly ■' of Landweher and other poor trOttpS;— Press Assoc. * Received June 19, 1-60 ajn. J London, June 18 (2 ajnJ. A French communique state*:—Be- ;i tween the Oise and the Aisne we re- >:l pulsed some enemy oonnter-tfttalclkß north of Hautebray, and consolidated "S this morning's gains. We pritonered j 370 in this region, and captured 35 ma- 1 chine-gmi s and eight trench mortars.—* > Aus.-NJZ. Cblble Assoo, and Rente®- '? A BRITISH RAID. FRENCH POSITIONS' EXTENDI!IX Received June 18, 5.5 pjn. London, June 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made a successful raid eastward of Arras. We repulsed an attempted raid in tha neighborhood of Givenehy. The enemy heavi- j ly bombarded our positions north-west-.' ward of Albert for a period in the night. ' A French communique states: Between* the Oise and the Aisng we successfully,;' carried out local opesptions this morn-,.; ing which enabled us to extend our posi-' tlons north and north-west of Haute» , braze.—Aua. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Renter. London, June 17. An American official report states 4 We repulsed, with severe enemy losses, an attack in the Woevre. We broko up., two attacks in the region of Chateau Thierry. There is active reciprocal ar-' tillery fire in the region of Chateau,, Thierry and iPieardy.—Aus. N.Z. Cabbie Assoc. Washington, June 17. , Dispatches from the American Ibul front state that German shock troops, at-,; tacked the village of Xixray, follawfljg a heavy bombardment. They penetrated Xivray, but the Americans counter-, attacked and threwout the Germans," A few Germans were taken prisoners. Received June 18, 8.45 -pjniDondon, Jtma 'JtS. Sir Douglas Haig raperts-.—We pulsed a nntritfer <A enemy raSdis at IB< fouterne, northward of the Somme <ffld elsewhere. There was the ÜBosl>iras« procal artillery. Received June pjn. ■; IMfton', June 18. ■ Sir Douglas -Hsig repurts? —Tbeeneniy aircraft is active on the northern portion of the British front, also In the French battle zone. We destroyed twelve, and drove down ten uncontrollable. We lost ten, of which six we worfing south of Montdidier. We dropped twenty-two tons cxfhomtw in the day time and twelve at nighttime, heavily attacking the railways at, Armentieres, Estairs, Comines, , and Court rai and the docks at Bruges. Two" British njght-fliers failed t» return, Received June 18, 8.45 p.m. London, June 'lB. f The Air Ministry reports that-an independent force of the Royal Air, Force,, at the week-end of the 11th, made four pttacks on Thionville and two attackf on Metz Sahlons, also various other o|)j jectives, with good results. A wireless German official reports:-?*' We made successful raids between the Onroq and the Marne. The booty cap>» tured between Montdidier and Noyon is now three hundred guns and over • thousand machine-guns. AUSTRALIAN NEWSLEGISLATION TO DEAL WITH" SEDITION. Received June 19, 1.25 a.m. ■ Sydney, June 18. ; As the result of recent disturbances ij the Domain, arising out of returned sqlj diers objecting to the utterances of cQtr tain speak/erg, Mr. Holman announced in the Assembly that the Government inj i tended to introduce, at an early legislation providing that any per found guilty of seditious utterances shaj be disfranchised for a periof of not let than four, or more than (?), years, in! shall be incapable of holding any publ| office. Such person will also be prohibit ed for not longer than six months fro? speaking in certain prohibited areas. A warm discussion followed, the Opposition severely criticising the proposal—Presi Association. Received June 18, 10.55 pjn. Sydney, June IS. ' The Mftkamtio's captain has sent i wireless message to-day that the vesswß pumps are keening the water under can trol, and hopes to refloat the vessel oi the next tide.. All the hav been safely bmded. A tug hM bec&-di spatdhed from Sydney with rdtoatjni .guar, -and ghould. reach T«hm t(HQODOV;' a -^S9