WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

ST. QUENTIN, CAMBRAI, AND DOUAI. EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS. AIR RAIDS ON GERMAN. TOWNS: HAVING DESIRED EFFECT. Received Sept. 24, 7.35 p.m. ™, T ,-r, , i>aris ' Se P*- 23. lUe L-Eoho de Paris states that the C ' V ;,' « v «wtwu o£ St. dentin, Cambrai, 1 uai IS P ro( :eed'ng steadily. Ine reported air raids on south German town have shattered the nerves of tiw population. There are the wildest rumors about the immense number of victims a „d enormous damage done— Aus.-NZ. Cable Assoc.

A STRONG POINT CAPTURED. A HOSTILE OOIUNTER-ATTAOK. deceived Sept. 24, 11 p.m. c- tv , London, Sept. 23. fc»r Douglas Haig reports:—By a successful operation hi the morning northcast of Epehy, wo captured a strone point winch the enemy stubbornly de fended for the past three days. Northwards of this locality a hostile counterattack entered our portions at one point, where a party of the enemy 'is still holding nut. Elsewhere the attack was repulsed. Sir Douglas Haig', aviation t states:-In overcast and showery weather, we dropped 11 tons of bombs and destroyed eight hostile machines. Four of ours are missing. Our night-fliers dropped four tons of bombs oh an enemv aerodrome iftar Valenciennes. All of our machines returned.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc- and Reifter.

METZ BOMBED. VENDEUIL CAPTURED. r .-+■ ~ ■ New York > Sept. 23. f,™ „* i T™ bombed Meti! ' tons of bombs were dropped A^wT 1 !,' 118 ! 6 ca P tuml Vendeuil.aus. \.&. Cable Assoc. a r , London, Sept. 23. . a lu'ench communique says- In the «*.ou south, of St. dentin we cS ™» " * n °, e - Last ni « U wo tiated .the woods north of Lyfontain earned he fort and village of Vended and. pushed on to the Oise wIT "^""J 88 ""*. took prisoners .north of the Aisne and in Champagne, towards Butte-du-Mesnil. We also repulsed enemy raids north of the Vesle and in the Vosges.— Aus. N.Z Cable Association and Reuter. Received Sept. 25, 12.10 a.m. London, Sept. 24. A l<rench communique states: Southwards of St. Quentin we reached the Uise between Vendeuil and Travecy Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. c- n , „ London, Sept. 23. Sir Douglas Haig reports: There were successful minor operations on Sunday at several points. The English troops captured a strong point in the neighborhood of Rousseyboug road. A counterattack was repulsed with heavy enemy loss. We also progressed in the direction df Tomboise farm and captured a group of strongly held trenches and strong points at Saeur, north-west of Vendhuile.' The English east of Gavrelle progressed three-quarters of a mile on a mile front. • The enemv, under a heavy barrage, penetrated "the line at Berthaucourt at one point. A counterattack re-established the positions.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. •

THE IMPERIAL "KAMARAD.!J VICTIMS DOSING THEIR ENTHUSIASM. Received Sept. 24, 7.35 p.m. Amsterdam, Sept. 23. . The Lokal Anzeiger says the Kaiser has toured the West front, especially Alsace-Lorraine, with v a view to improving the morale of the troops. The KaiJer mingles with the men, showing himself to be a "kamarad," and inviting thorn to fight whole-heartedly. The correspondent admits that the "hurrah'' mood of the first yejir of the war has entirely disappeared—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assoc. GERMAN OFFICIAL. Received Sept; 24, 7.35 p.n? London, Sept. 23, 8 p,ni Wireless German nofficial:— Wo re)iul«d British attacks,, south-east of Ipehy. The enemy, at night-time, ob-: tained a footing" m isolated trench sec-' tibns east of Epehy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Renter. >..,