BRITISH PROGRESS IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3192, 17 September 1917, Page 5

BRITISH PROGRESS IN THE WEST

ADVANCE NORTH-EAST OF ST. MIEN SEVERE FIGHTING ON THE MEUSE CRec. September 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 15. Sir Douglas "Bug reports: "We have made progress and secured prisoners in the neighbourhood of the Winnipeg crossroads north-east of St. Julien. the !'enemy's artillery is active on the Lens sector, and there is a considerable amount of reciprocal artillery firing eastward oi: Ypres Despite adverse weather conditions, our aeroplanes dropped eighty bombs on the enemy's tnllers-eashyard of Lens | anTattacked the enemyVtroops in the onen and in their trenches withmaclnncguns. Three of our machines are missing. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-hoiitpr. I A later report states: "We havo improved our position eastward of Westhoek. An ■attack by the enemy on the ground ye gained nrn'th-eastward of St. ! .Tttlion failed'. Tho hostile artillery is active northward of Langemarek. -Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ' • ■ ' (Rec. September IG, 11.5 p.m.) , London, September la. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The Londoners, have carried out a successful *™r!;,H,™5 nf Tnvevnc=s Con<=e, capturing one of the enemy's strong operation w.rthW V e Du rtams sucocssf.illy raided the enemy's lines westpoints at I.tie cost ihe .slight/ Tho Portuguese repulsed the WaT<l IS™ Neuve-Chnpelle. Tho enemy left a num. | enemy raiders in the' W^ h ™Xrt witboot loss enemy raiders southward IT A° f S Csm'taoloudv weather and a wind favouring the enemy's airof Desmle cloud,; ™ l ™ e fc Uon IlortllWiU . d of charleroi, and on I "-T- f SSS? wrSte and ei Smonts nearer the enemy's lines. Wo | brouglft "?f ours are missing."Au,-N.Z. Cable Assn.. I Renter. VIOLENT ATTACKS ON THE AISNE ENEMY DEFEATED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. London, September 11. A 'Kronen official comnranirjuo states: "After a violent bombardment the Germans delivered an attack at dawn on the Gwemates Plateau. J he_ nemy was driven back with heavy losses, after a hand-to-hand Cablo Assn.-Reu/tor. . (Bee. September IC, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 15. A French official communicmc states: "On tho right hank of the Mouse, after a violent bombardment, "the Germans attacked tho position we recently captured north of Cauricres Wood, penetrating our advanced lino on a front of fivo hundred yards, lighting continues."-Aus.-K.Z. Cable Assn.-Router A later report states: "We drove the enemy out nf the greater nortion of the trench elements lie penetrated yesterday north of Cauricres Wood."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reiiter. , (Rec. September 16, 11.5 p.m.) London. September 15. A French official communimio reports violent artillery fighting at Manx Mill and on the right of the Mouse. The French -successfully raided flic German trenches «t Mont Haut. destroying observation posts and dug-outs. Pour German aeroplanes were destroyed in aerial combats. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Keuter. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. London, September 11. A German official report states: "Wo drove the enemy out; of the-wood section north of Laugemarck, and look numerous English prisoner*. We penetrated the. French lines west of Cuigm'courl, taking prisonois."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Iteutor,

(Eoc. September IG, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 15. A German official report slates: "Our counter-attacks frustrated tho British attompts at St. Julicn. Wo ejected tho French from the positions they had ponotratedon (heSoinmePy-Souain road. Wo stormed a height eastward of Cnaulnes Wood."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-llciter.