ADVANCE IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2996, 6 February 1917, Page 6

ADVANCE IN THE WEST

ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT

NEW GROUND GAINED

(Ilea. February. 5,' 8.10 p.m.)

' London, February 5. Sir Douglas-Haig reports: "Wo , drove off an attack on Roncourt and • advanced slightly westward of Lβ '•" Tfansloy. We pushed forward Eastward of Beancoiirt last night, on n front of three-quarters of a mile,, to a depth of five hundred yards, and heavily repulsed . two" counter-attacks on

Sunday. .We twice entered the German

trenches' south-east of Souchez /and Ihomb'ed their , dug-outs."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable .'Assn.-Renter. ; ' (Rec. February 5, S.lO p.m.) i Paris, February i. The journal "Liberte" says that Miillery activity has now- extended ;>■ along the whole of the British front.— Aus.-N.Z. Oablo Assn. ..-,...".' ■ . • London, February 4. ' ■ ' A Trench, communique states: "Our aeroplanes heavily bombarded cantoniionts and the railways at Appily and Fergnicr and munition works at Thion-rille—Aus.-N.Z. Cable 'Assn.' . ' .■'; (Rec. February: 5, 8.10 p.m.) ■'.' ■ i Paris, February 5. A French official communique states: ."The German works on. various parts of the front were effectively bombed, notably on the sector at Hill 304." , • GERMAN REPORTS. ' London, February 4.' Wireless, per Admiralty .Press.- 1 -"A German official message states: Bng- , Uish attacks northward of Beauoowt ibroke down, hut a* 'detachment penetrated our front trenches near the jwrth bank of the Ancre."—Aug.-N.Z. Vable Assn. ENEMY'S CONCENTRATION ON THE DUTCH FRONTIER Amsterdam, February 4. ■ The Dutch newspaper "Telegraaf" M-ys that Ton Falkerdiayn has arrived 1 Wt Munster (opposite the.eastern frontier of Holland). Many troops are concentrated there. The military has '■ seized all the schools.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ' Assn. ..'•-■ Copenhagen, February 4. The German newspaper '"Loialanzciiger" states that the Dutch Government has prohibited all men between t .'ihe. ages of nineteen and forty-eight, find liable to Bear arms, , from leaving Holland.—Aus.-N.Z. CaHe Assn.