GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3167, 18 August 1917, Page 7

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT

(Bee. August 17, 8.30 p.m.) London, August.l 6. A German official report stales: "A eecond great battle hae buret, forth in Flanders. Thn artillery duel is most violent on the coast, between the Yser and Deutle. The British attacked on a, front of about H uiilee, between Biisohoote and Wytechaete. The British attack between Hulluch and Lens yesterday morning was made by four Canadian divisions, which forced our first position in an effort to deepiin the g<ip on both sides nf Loos village. Their pain is small. Eleven fresh attacks collapsed. We repulsed attacks southward of Hullueh and 'westward of Lens. . "The i'rench fired three thousand shells into St. Quentin, and set fire to the cathedral. French attacks between Corny and Hurtebise Farm failed."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-lieuter. $ (Kec. August IS, 0.45 a.m.) , ~ _ . , , , , London, August 17. A Gernia.n official report states:- Wo shattered the Flanders. assault on a front of thirty kilometres (eighteen miles). The enemy only secured local successes at Driegrachten and Langenmrek. We completely repulsed the enemy everywhere between St. Jiilien and Warneton."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Beuter. GERMANS FULLY ALIVE TO THE MENACE NATION PREPARED FOR "CERTAIN POSSIBILITIES." m , „ ~, i. t ~ Lendon, August 17. The German uewspippra are fully al ive to the menace r.n the Western front. Their latest comments indicate that they have been instructed to prepare the people for "certain possibilities." , The "Kolnifche Volkszeituiiß" Kays: "The worst hardship? and the heaviest hours are about to come," and warns the people to prepare for tjrave difficulties. "All hopes centre on vou Hindenburg."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HEAVY TRAINS OF GERMAN WOUNDED. Amsterdam, August Iβ. Twenty to thirty trainloads of wounded are travereiag Liege daily for Ger-many.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REPORTS OF AMERICAN WOUNDED. Washington, August in. The Government has no information regarding a report from London, that American wounded soldiers have arrived in England from France.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , ; DESTRUCTIVE AIR RAID ON COURTRAI (Kec. August 17, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 16. A British .iir squadron bombed the German, barracks, automobile parks, and munitions sheds at Coiirtr.ii on Tuesday, doing enormous damage. Twenty soldiers were either killed or wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ON THE RUSSO-RUMANIAN ( FRO NT STRATEGICAL RETIREMENT BY THE RUMANIANS ENEMY'S OFFENSIVE TOWARDS FOCSANI RENEWED (Rec. August 17, 8.30 p.m.) .t, . „. , , , , „„,, _ London, August 16. A Russian ofhuial report states: "The Rumanians for strategical reasons have withdrawn towards Soveja, taking up a new line. We lepuleed attacks in the Susita Valley. Ihe Germans have renewed their offensive in the direction nt locsa.ni. Ihe Eusso-Eiimanions have retired north-eastward."-\us-N Z Cable Assn.-Heuter. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Kec. August 37, 8.30 p.m.) London, August 16. A German official report states: "Northward of Straoani and Panciu, RussoKumaninu attacks failed. We dislodged; ths enemy from the west bank of the Sereth, and took 3551 prisoners and 16 guns."—A\is.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.-Eeutor. THE FATE OF THE EX-TSAR CONFLICTING REPORTS OF HIS DESTINATION. , Copenhagen, August 16. I he ex-Tsar and Sis family have been exiled to Tobolsk an Western Siberia, about 2000 miles cast of Petrogiad).—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, August 16. Ihe fcxchiinge Telegraph Agency s correspondent at Petrognul reports that the ex-Tsar has been conveyed to a patrimonial estate near Kostroma, about 400 miles east-south-east nf Porrograd. The "government" of Kostroma contains overa million acres of land, owned by the Iniperial family..—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Aesn.

TURKISH OFFENSIVE IN ASIA MINOR (Ktc. August 17, 8.30 p.m.) .t, ■ «. • i l l l ..m, ™ London, August. 16. A Russian oflicial report etat.es: The Turks, together with several thousand Kurds, took the offensivo on Tuesday in the direction of Kharput, but were repulsed everywhere except in tho region of Mount Halbusdao."—Aus -\ Z Cable Assn.-Reuter.