LOCAL AFFAIRS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3097, 30 May 1917, Page 5

LOCAL AFFAIRS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

6 RAIDS, COUNTER-ATTACKS, AND AIR FIGHTS The High Commissioner reports:— London, May 2S, I p.m. Sir DoiHas Hair Tcports: "North-west of. Cherisy and south o'C Lens hostile, raiders were repulsed during the night and we inflicted casualties with rifle and machine-gun fire, taking prisoners. Northward of Armentieres, and also in the neighbourhood cf 'Wytschaetc. we carried out successful raids, and reached Hie German support lines, capturing between twenty and thirty prisoners. - (Uec. May 29, 5.30 p.m.) i London, May 28. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"Wo successfully raided the enemy's lines east of Vo.rmoUes' The enemy raided a small post north-cast o£ Ypres. There were many air-fights on Sunday. Twenty-threo of the enemy's machines were brought doirii. Three of ours are missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Tteuter. ON THE FRENCH FRONT The High Commissioner reports'.— ' London, May 28, 2.35 p.m. A. French official report states: "French aviators dropped tons of bombs in the Champagne region and at Thionville. Nine enemy aeroplanes were brought down, and two were compelled In descend in our lines, and five others in (heir own lines." (Pec. May 29. 5.30 p.m.) London, May 2.5. A French official report stales:—*"Pliroe more ;iUiii;ks by tho enoiiiy oil the Casqne-Tcton front in Chauipagnc were completely repulsed. The German artillery lias been fairly lively at Mort Horn me. uu the left bank of the Menf-e. A French detachment penetrated the enemy's second line in the region of Uft'holtz, in Alsace. Our aerial squadrons inflicted much military damage, espcfiiiilly on tlio enemyV establishment. , * in Chnmpagnc. and in l.hn resion of Thurvillo we broughl dinvu siilccn of the enemy's macliines."—Aus.-N.Z. CabloAten.- ■ Ec ulcr.

THE GERMAN REPORT. (Hoc. May !!», 5.30 p.m.) London, May 28. A Oerman oflit-tnt report stales:—"Wo repulsed Hie English westward of Wytsclmete. Stubborn lighting occurred between Clierisy iind Bullecourt, where the British failed in oft-repeated attacks. We captured "the Poclilberg and Keilberff trenches, southwards of. Jtoronvillers, und recaptured a post south-east of Xauroy. Last Friday we brought down twelve aeroplanes and two balloons."— Aus.-X.Z. Cable Assu.-Ttoiiter. AMERICAN TROOPS FOR PRANCE n , ~ , .." , . .- London, 51a v 2S. One hundred thousand American troops will shortly be dispatched to I'ranee —Aws.-N.Z. Cable. Arsn. ' ' ' ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PRESS BUREAU (liee. May 'IS, .U0 p.m.) ,„, ~ ~ ....,, London, liar 28. Int: J'rcM linreaii. suinmamini; America? achievements since entering the war, states that, including the Americans already serving in (he Franco-British armies, them will shortly be one hundred thousand Americans in France Arrangements have been made for the coustruction of 3500 war aeroplanes and for training six thousand aviators this year. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-Reuter COMPOSITION OF THE FIRST HUNDRED THOUSAND. Washington, llav °il Arnemas first hundred thousand for France will be composed of forty thousand which it is estimated have already enlisted in the British, Canadian and French armies; ten thousand doctors, ten thousand Engineers, and thirty thousand of General Pershing's force. • The remainder, unclassified will chiefly consist of nurses. The actual fighting forces will exceed h'ftv thousand men— Aiis.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . , '