WESTERN FRONT.
70,000 GERMAN CASUALTIES. Inflicted by Americans. Gigantic and Desperate Battle. German Defences Pierced. Received Oct. 2S. 2.35 p.m. New York, Oct. 27. Mr. James, the Xew York Times' correspondent on the American front, says tl'e American Ist Army has inllicteil on the Germans 70,000 casualties, including 20,000 prisoners. Mr. Duranty. writing from tlie French front, states that the gigantic battle coi'C.uies with the utmost desperation. General Guillemat's force continues its drive against and is pounding the position which protects the German centre. The German defence* include e quadruple system of trenches with five lines nf barbed wire, each twenty feet deep, aiid anti-lank mines liberally sown hiiumtiiout the terrain. Despite the=e defence-. General Guillemat's troops broke through on a ten-kilometre front between St. Quentin-le-Petit and Heriey. The Germans oppose the advance with a deluge of gas and high explosive shells. Large numbers of German soldiers have '..een sent home to suppress international disorders. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Association.
REDOUBLED FRENCH EFFORTS Enemy Gives Way on Whole Line. Much Ground Gained. Violent Enemy Attack Shattered. Received Oct. 28. 2.35 p.m. London, Oct. 27. A French communique reports: During the night the Ist Army redoubled its efforts on Wie front between the Oise and the Serre. The enemy, shaken by yesterday's fighting, has given way along the whole line, and has had to withdraw northwards, abandoning his positions. We captured Mont d'Origny, St. Benoite, Courpumell, Chevresis, and Monceau, also numerous fortified points d'appui between these villages. On our right our units crossed the Peron and progressed north-eastwards. We captured Hill 117, and a sugar factory 1500 metres east of Richecourt, the number of prisoners being further increased. On the Serre front the 10th Army, supporting the Movement of the Ist Army, also made fresh gains. Wc crossed the Serre, east of Assis, and we also penetrated the German trenches east of Sissone. t A violent German counter-attack in the region of Marquigny farm was scattered by our fire. We prisonered over 2450 between Sissone and Chateau Porcien on Friday and Saturday.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Rcuter. SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS. Enemy Positions Being Turned. French Advancing. Received Oct. 28, 7.20 p.m. London, Oct. 27. The British slightly advanced north of the Scheldt, also along the high ground north of the Courtrai canal. We are turning tlbe enemy's positions south of Valenciennes. The French are continuing to advance south of the Oise, up the Peron valley.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. MORE HUN BARBARISM. TANK CREW BRUTALLY MURDERED | Received Oct. 2S, 5.30 p.m. j New York, Oct. 27. Lieutenant Coningsby Dawson, of the Canadian Field Artillery, who arrived from tho front on sick leave, said that the commander and crew of a Canadian tank, which was captured by the Germans, were stripped, lashed to the sides of the tank and then bombed to death by tho Huns.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. GERMANS FEVERISHLY FORTIFYING STRONG POINTS IN THE REAR. Received Oct. 23, 10.15 p.m. Paris, Oct. 27. The Germans are feverishly fortifying between Pont-a-Mousson and Avricourt, also north of the river Seill, which joins the Moselle at Met*.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS. TOTALLY! UNAVAILING. Received Oct. 28,, 7.20 p.m. London, Oct. 27, 945 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Preceded by a heavy bombardment, the enemy counter-attacked during the morning in the neighborhood of Englefontaine, but was repulsed, leaving mauy dead. Our positions remained iiflacj. I We repulsed, with heavy loss, another counter- attack in the neighborhood of Artres. There were patrol actions on different parts of tto front.—Aus.-N2. Cablt- .4ssoc as 4. Jl»uter.
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