A VAST RETIREMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1918, Page 5

A VAST RETIREMENT.

IS IT IMMINENT? Received August fl, 8.40 p.m. Paris, August ">. It is unlikely the Germans will risk a great battle with the Aisne behind them, but whether their retirements an a prelude to a vast retreat like that of 1917 will soon be revealed. —Times Service. DISCIPLINE OF MEN. CAPTURED GERMAN ORDERS. London, August .5. A captured army order by General von Quasi, commanding the <ith German Army, complains of the steady deterioration of discipline and the misplaced clemency of the court-maTtia.l. The men are unsoldierly in their bearing towards superioi-3 and show slackness in saluting.—Aus-N-.Z. Oaible Assoc. tParis, August 5. The Matin publishes a secret order by Ludendorff, referring to certain new tactics. He says: The situation with regard to reserves compels ua to perfect them. It is absolutely indispensable to avoid the old fault of attacking in mass formations. By all means we must re-duce--our losses.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. NEW ZEALAND SECTOR. GALLANTRY OF OFFICERS AND MEN. (From Captain Malcolm Rossj, Official War Correspondent with Zealand Expeditionary ForiSesvf By Cable, Saturday. The following soldiers have been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field:— Lance-Corporal D. C. M'Crostie, Private A. M'Klam, Private J. D. Scott, Wellington; Sergeant D. Lessells, Sergeant W. Pratt, Corporal C. C. Griffiths, Auckland; Corporal J. Q, Adams, Engineers. Except for occasional harassing shellfire, our sector remains quiet. The education scheme at the front is proceeding under direction of the Y.M.C. Officers and men of the Cyclist Corps have been fighting gallantly in the Marne battle. They were largely instrumental in the capture of on« village. Some of the Otago mounted men did valuable scout work in the same battle, LGK&FOM AGAIN AT WORK. Received August C, 8.40 p.m. Paris, August 5. The long-range bombardment of Paris has been resumed. —Renter. FRENCH ENCOUNTER RESISTANCE, Received August 0, 810 p.m. London, August 5. A French communique states:—There is nothing special to report. Our light units, which crossed the Vesle everywhere, encountered resistance by the enemy.—Aup.-N.Z. Cable Alsaoe. and Renter. WEATHER HAMPERS FLYING. Received August 7, 1,15 a.m. London, August 5. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: —The weather hampered operations on the 4th. We dropped 0$ tons of bombs in the day-time, and brought down six hostile machines. Night-flying was impossible.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter, GERMAN OFFICIAL. Received Aug. 6, midnight. London, August 6. Wireless German official: Northward of Montdidier we withdrew from the west bank of the Avre and Dombrook. We also withdrew to the north bank of the Veslo before a strong attack on Fismes.—Aug. and Cable Assoo. and Reuter. FISMES HELD BY AMERICANS. I London, August 5An American official report states: We have taken Fisme3 and hold the south bank of the Nesle in this sector. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OFFICIAL REPORTS. Sir Douglas Haig reports:" We drove off raiders southward of Arras. The aviation report _ states: We dropped five tons of bonibs. Our night fliers dropped five ton s of bombs on the railway station at Slteenwerok and Fismes. Three British aeroplanes are missing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Keuter. London', August 5. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Wo took a few prisoners in the neighfborhood of Neuvillo Vitasse. Hoistile artillery was active at night time opposite La Bassee, northward of Bethune and at points between Hazebrouck and Ypres. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reuter. Received Aug. 6, midnight. London August 5. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We advanced our posts at Pacaut Wood. There i 3 hostile artillerying north of Ypres.— Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES. London, August 5. Correspondents on the British front describe the Remembrance Day services of all denominations behind the line 3 with watchful aeroplanes .buzzing over-head—AuA-N.Z. Oaible Assn. 500 CANNON CAPTURED. New York, August ,1. The Germans are roafldag a stand along a portion of the Veslo river. The wet weather is favoring them. General Mawgin'g army so far has captured .TOO cannon. The French have reached the railway between.Montdidier and Amiens.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ..Assn'. BELLOC- ON THE SITUATION. London, August oMr. Hilaire Belloe, writing ! .n the "•Daily. News, says that two great factors dominate the situation'. 'Firstly, the Allies' recovery of the initiative on July IS, secondly, the steady and mechanical increase of the..ADiad. numbers.