LOCAL ACTIONS IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 2, 27 September 1917, Page 5

LOCAL ACTIONS IN THE WEST

RAIDS AND ARTILLERY DUELS

London, September 25. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"Wo made a successful raid eastward of Epehy. An attempt to rush one of our forward p osts north-east of Lens was rspulsed. The enemy's artillery is active east and nortn of Ypres."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable A'ssn.-Reuter.

LATER REPORT DISCLOSES HEAVY CASUALTIES (Rec. September 26, 9.10 p.m.) London, September 20. Sir Douglas Haig reports :—"Tinder a thick mist the enemy launched a powerful counter-attack ait dawn on our positions on the ridge between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood, Wo repulsed the attack on the bulk of our front, but northward of tho Ypres : Menin Road, an d southward of the Polygon Wood, the enemy penetrated our lines for short distances on narrow fronts. Pierce fighting continued during the morning. Another heavy counter-attack at midday failed to make further progress, and early in the afternoon we ejected the intruders. We have re-established our li no along the wholo front attacked. The enemy raided a post southward of Queant. "Four tons oi bombs were dropped on the enemy aerodromes northward and southward of Roulers, and near Cambrai, and on an important railway centre eastward of Tournai. We bombed an ammunition dump northward of Cambrai and the enemy's billets eastward of Lens. Eight of the enemy"s maohines wero brought down. Four of ours nre missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

LIMIT TO GERMAN SACRIFICES REALISED ' .. (Rec. September'2G, 9.40 /p.m.) London, September 26. Mr. Philip Gibbs writes:—"Their terrible losses are forcing tho German High' Command to realise that there is a limit to the bloody sacrifices demanded of the infantry. Some ten divisions have been withdrawn from the line owing to their losses, which have made them worthless until filled with new drafts. Th* enemy is now relying upon heavy rando m shell-fire to check our men. His batteries are on the move, getting into positions further back beyond our observation. Nevertheless, the Geraan heavy guns are enough to fling over plenty of heavy stuff."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

A RASH UNDERTAKING ! 1 (Rec. September 26, 8.15 p.m.) _ ... _ . London, September 25. Mr. Murdoch, writing from British Headquarters, says that captured prisoners Btate thai a Bavarian division volunteered to tackle the Australians, and in consequence were given additional leave, the best of food and equipment, and other privileges. They now deeply regret thoir rashness. He mentions' that a Queensland officer captured'seven teon Germans single-handed. A brother (Jueenslander threw a bomb which kille d four. He captured twenty-four others in the same dug-out. The secret of th e success of the advance was the speed with which our men followed the barrage.—United Service..

GERMAN VIEW OF THE RECENT BATTLE CONFLICT OF GARGANTUAN PROPORTIONS. Amsterdam, September 25. German correspondents describe the 1 atest battlo as more terrible than its predecessors, and as having assumed gargantuan proportions. The English are still striking stubbornly; and the forms of warf<u» are assuming wilder aad more monstrous shapes,—Ans,-N.Z. Cabl o Asia.

ATTACKS ON FRENCH LINE REPULSED ,-,-,,„.., , , ~„„ London, September 25. A French official commumone states:- The enemy attacked in the direotion of Beaumont, hi spite ot ithe extensive use of flame-throwers he was repulsed with heavy loss."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. -Ken tor. l (Rec. September 27, 0.40 a.m.) , n , . , . „ m , ~„ London, September 58. A hrench communique states: 'The artillery struggle is lively in the Kurtebise, Craonne, and the Boise Chaulnes regions. No infantry action took place Our aviators dropped four tons of projectiles on the enemy's railway stations' at Gambrai, Luxembourg, and Longuyou."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Kec. September 26, 8.15 p.m.) ■r < ' a: • , ~ , London,' Soptember 25. A. German ofncial report states:—"We captured French trenches >to a width of four hundred yards southn-ard of Beaumont, and repulsed several counter-attacks we penetrated the enemy's lines.at Bezonvaux.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. September 26, 8 p.m.) a n » • , , , . „ London, September 25. A German official states :-"Locnl infantry encounters on tha Meninlpres Bond terminated favourable for u s."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Keuter. THE AIR OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS m. ~ • u l „-»t , . London, September 25: The Admiralty reports:- Naval aircraft dropped a large number of bombs on sheds, hangars, and aeroplanes at the Barssenaere Aerodrome."—Aus.-N Z Cablo Aesn.-B-euter. / 200,000 TROOPS FROM CHINA (Bee. September 2-G, 10.30 p.m.) -n„G„;i ■ , ,- . ~ . Washington, September 2G. n, t ?£"■ ! F,\ oma lon , ln 'he Possession of administration circles here states that China will send two hundred thousand well-trained troops to France. A million Chinese are already under arms.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable As«n