BRITISH MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3185, 8 September 1917, Page 7

BRITISH MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS

HOSPITALS BOMBED BY GERMAN AIRMEN ENEMY ARTILLERY DOMINATED BY FRENCH London, September 6. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"There Lave been patrol encounters east, of Fleureaix and eoyfe-eastward of St. .Tulien. The enemy aircraft bombed three hospitals on Tuesday night."—Aus.-N.Z. Cab] o Assn.-Reuter. . (Rec. September 7, 8.55 p.m.) London, September 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"Therfi is heavy rain. We slightly advanced our posts south-west of Lens. We repulsed a, counter-attack with considerable eueniv casualties. Tho enemy twice attempted a raid eastward of Armenfieres, On the second attempt they succeeded in entering our trenches, but it ere immediately driven out. "We carried out local attacks at strong points northward of Frezenberg, and made some nrogress. The enemy heavily shelled Armentmres. Hostile air raids on Tuesday night killed 37"German prisoners and wounded 43." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.-Reuter. FRENCH BATTERIES DOMINATE ENEMY ARTILLERY GERMAN ATTACKS PREVENTED. \ , '•■ London, September 6. A. French communique states:—"Our batteries jn the Champagne are dominating the enemy artillery, which is particularly violent in the sectors of the Butte du ilesnil a.nd the Main de Massiges. We vigorously shelled tho enemy's front lines, preventing- any attack. The enemy bombed Dunkirk, wounding a number of civilians. A French aeroplane bombed a German aerodrome and a railway elation and many bivouacs."—Aus.-N.Z: Cable Assn.-Eeuler. DETERMINED ATTACK ON A HOSPITAL. (Rec. September 7, 11.25 p.m.) Paris, September 7. A German aeroplane bombed a military hospital at lladelaincourt on Tuesday night, killing nineteen and wounding twenty-six. It flew over the hospital every twenty minutes, and hit the building each time.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. London, September' 6 A German official report etatee:— ''Eiiglish attacks on the Ypres-Poslcapelle and Tpres-Zowiebeke Road wero Tepulsed. A French attack north of Reims failed. We brought down fourteen airmen. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-K^uter. (Rec. September 7, 8.55 p.m.) London, September 7. A German official report states:—"English local attacks north-east' of Ypres and near Lens failed."-Ans.-N , .Z. Cable Assn.-Ecuter.