WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1918, Page 7

WESTERN FRONT.

OKFICIAL REPOR.fi., IMPORTANT iPEOGRES^iIADE,

Q-. r. , ~ London, ;Oct. 1. J?m gM Hfl!g "Ports, 'the weather and the strong,'resistance 'we made important progress on - the St. yuentm, Cambrai. battle-front. The Ist Division, southward of Belle Eglise, resnmed the attack in the moraine and gamed the high ground about Thorigny and captured the village and the east end of the canal tunnel at-Le. TroriW taking many prisoners. '' _ Here it was joined by the 32nd Division who,.during the night, tunnel defences on the eastern'side and captured Le Tronquay, Continuing She advance to-day the 32nd Division made progress on the high ground north-east-ward of Le Tronquay and' eastward of Nauroy. On the English left the Australians attacked northwards along the spurs from Nauroy to Gouy, advanced with great determination astride the Hindenburg system, overcame, strong resistance and captured the greater part of the high ground southward of Gouy, taking many prisoners. \

Further north the English recaptured Villers Guislain, also the spur southeastward of the village. Before midday they took Gonnelieu and reached the Scheldt canal.

Along the front, from Vendhuile north, wards, the New Zealanders cleared the west bank of the canal as far north as Crevecoeur.

The English, after hard fighting at Eumilly and northwards, established themselves along the Rumjlly-Camtirai Road.- ' ■ '

North of Cambrai, the enemy again resisted strongly, considerable forces counter-attacking frequently and violently, but, despite his efforts, the Canadians made further progress, taking prisoners and inflicting heavy losses. Successful minor operations by the English this morning advanced the line to the west bank of the Layes river, between Neuve Chapelle and Picantia. We also made progress southward ot Flcurbaix.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter.

London, Oct. 1.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: There is much aerial activity. On the 2flth we brought down 15 balloons, 27 aeroplanes, and also drove down 9 uncontrollable; 10 British are missing. One, previously missing, returned. The weather prevented night flying. The Admiralty reports: In addition to co-operating in the Belgian offensive, our aeroplanes between the 23rd and 27th kept enemy shipping under observation, bombed and machine-gunned destroyers, raided Zeebrugge, Ostend, and Bruges, and the aerodromes in the vicinity of Ghent. We destroyed 12 enemy machines and drove down 14 uncontrollable; .10 British are missing. A squad" ron of large seaplanes conducted a long reconnaissance in the Heligoland Bight. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACK. New York, Oct. 1. A heavy German counter-attack has been launched against the Australians outside Cambrai.—Aus. N.Z. Gable Association. WARNETON TAKEN. New York, Oct. 1. The British and Belgians have captured Warneton and La Bassee Ville. — Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

WORK OF NEW ZEALAND DIVISION. Wellington, Oct, 2. Sir James Allen has received a letter from Sir Alexander Godley, dated August 9. General Godley states: "The division has had practically no fighting at all since Passchendaele last October, and therefore is one of the divisions strongest and fittest in every way. Now the tide has turned I hope to have an opportunity of using the New Zealanders in pursuit of the Bosche. I am sorry the Division was not with me down in the Champagne. The only New Zealand representatives were a squadron of Otago Mounted Rifles, a cyclist battalion, and the New Zealand members of my staff. The fighting recently became open warfare. One thing you may be sure of is that, broadly speaking, everything connected with the Expeditionary Force has gone extremely well, and we are quite satisfied with all that has been done for us."