BRITISH CAPTURE WARNETON, BUT WITHDRAW LATER

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3149, 30 July 1917, Page 5

BRITISH CAPTURE WARNETON, BUT WITHDRAW LATER

SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL NIGHT RAIDS SHARP FIGHTING CAUSES ENEMY CONSIDERABLE LOSS London, July 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"During "local fighting in the neighbourhood of La Basseville, south-west of Warneton, we drove tho enemy from the village. The enemy counter-attacked in. the morning, and -wc withdrew from the village. Wo made successful night raids in tho neighbourhood of Monchy, south-west of La Basse, and north-east of Ypres. A German raid yesterday morning south-east of Gouzeaucourt lod to sharp fighting, and considerable enemy loss resulted."— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reutor. (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 28. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Wo repulsed an attack eastward of Oosttaverne. Tho enemy artillery is activo in tho neighbourhood of Armontieres, northward of Ypres and in the Nieuport sector."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Rcuter. I ARTILLERY ACTIVITY IN FI. ANDERS CONTINUES GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY IN A RAID. London, July 27. The United Press correspondent at Headquarters reports that artillery activity continues, especially in Flanders,, in tho Nieuport sector, where tho duel is ceaseless. Tho Germans hurled tl-irtv gas shells into Dunkirk, and the British artillery opened thirty minutes of concentrated firing. After midnignt I lie Germans retaliated by shelliug east and north of Nieuport. Tho Germans made a. raid near Honneconrt, but while they were taking away their prisoners British field guns cleverly sniped the captors, causing them to scatter. The enemy lost heavily in this raid.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. BRITISH ARTILLERY WORK OF UNPARALLELED INTENSITY GERMAN SECOND LINE PENETRATED BY • RECONNOITRING PARTIES. (Rec. July 28, 8.25 p.m.) London, July 27: Correspondents describe as portentous the British artillery work on the Flaiiders front. For forty-eight hours it has been of unparalleled intensity. Reconnoitring parties operated far into the German second line.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN BOMBARDMENT SMASHING NIEUPORT THE AIR THICK WITH 'AEROPLANES. (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 28. Mr. Philip Gibbs says: "Tho <nemy is firing an enormous number of shells at our trenches. The roads and back areas are, piled with , huge supplies of ammunition. This artillery oft'cniivo includes quantities of gas shells, w'hicli the Germans put at night-timo over tho low-lying ground. The strafing is specially directed at the country near the coast. I saw a fierce bombardment at Nieuport on Thursday, the Germans smashing the town to bits. The air above was thick with aeroplanes, like midges on a summer evening/'—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo .?ssn. INTENSE AERIAL FIGHTING THIRTY-ONE ENEMY MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN. ' (Rec. July 29, 11.40 p.m.) London, July 29. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "There has been considerable reciprocal artillery activity at various points, especially totlio northward of Beverleys. There was intense aerial fighting yesterday evening, and an "unusual number of photographs was taken. We bombed four enemy aerodromes. Some of our machines, flying at low altitudes, went'forty miles bohind tho enemy lines. We brought down 31 enemy machines. Three of ours are missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor. ■ D.C.-WEST ADD PARIS BOMBED - _____ -?- GERMAN DIVISIONS OPPOSE THE FRENCH i ENORMOUS LOSSES CAUSE SUPPRESSION OF SEVERAL REGIMENTS, ' (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, July 28. Since April 16 the number, of Germans employed on tho Aisue-Champague front have been equivalent to 71 divisions, practically one-third of tho ontiro army. The enormous losses in these divisions caused tho Germans to suppress several regimcWts, using the men to fill up tho decimated divisions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL, WITH HEAVY LOSSES London, July S7._ A French communique states that tho Gemnans employed a .full division, sunworted by a fresh division, in tho attack on July 25 in tho region from east of Hurtebiso to south of La Bovollc. Tho smallness of tho results emphasises tho severity of their defeat. After an intense bombardment tho Germans made fivo successive attacks in tho mountainous region south-west of "Morouvillers, but failed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr. (Roc. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 28. A. French communique says: "Violent enemy bombardments followed a series of fresh attempts to enter Braye-on-Laonnois at Chovrigny Ridge, and in the diroction of Hurtebiso all infantry attacks completely failed, with heavy losses."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Roulcr. COMPARATIVELY QUIET ON FRENCH lARONT. (Rrr. July 2D, 11.10 p.m.) London, July A French communique states: "There is comparative quiet, except for reciprocal artillery work."—Aus.-N.Z. Cahlp Assn.-Reuter.

PARIS BOMBARDED BY AEROPLANES (Rec, July 29, 5.5 p.m.) „ London, July 28. German aeroplanes have bombarded Paris.—Aus.-N.Z. Cabin Assn. ENEMY CHASED AWAY BY FIFTY AIIIMEN. {Bee. July 29, 11.40 p.m.) ,™ . Paris, July 29. J. lie people were warned of the npp roach of the German airships/ and the UiM A-" " (iarkMSS - rift >' airmen chased the enemy away.—Aus.-N.Z. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. i o m ■ , , , , „„„ ~,. London, July 27. A German ofheial report states: "The arhUery duol in Flanders was intense in the evening. Renewed and powerful English reconnaissances everywhere failed, i'renoh connter-attacks south of Aillos, near Hurtebise Farm, S nd at Haut -Mont failed, with heavy loss Our prisoners and hooty were increased, and leached 1400 prisoners at Allies. By a surprise attack cast of Suippe we took many prisoners. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-Rou.ter, (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 28. A German oflicial report ftatos: "Tho artillery duel in Flanders is undiminished. Tho enemy lost thirteen aeroplanes in tho course of numerous engagements on the French front. Bombs were droppod last night on railway stations and military establishments in Paris. Hits were observed. Our airmen icturned unharmed."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.