PROGRESS NEAR LENS

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 7

PROGRESS NEAR LENS

GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY

(dUSTBALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND BEUTEB.)

LONDON, 7th June. Sir Douglas Haig reports : We made slight progress southward of the Souchez River, and now hold the electric power station, where the fighting Occurred on Sunday. We carried out a successful raid southward of Ypres. There is great aerial activity, and bombing day and night, with good results. We brought down twelve German aeroplanes, and drove down six others which wero not under control./; Five of ours are missing.

SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS IN ARRAS SECTOR

The New Zealand High Commissioner reports :

. , . LONDON, 6th June. : A British official report states : Last night's operations north of the ;■ Scarpe were successfully completed during the day, all our objectives being : gained. We captured the enemy^s positions on the western slopes of Green- :: land Hill on a front of about a mile. There is considerable reciprocal artillery j activity at a number of points, particularly, on the north bank of the Scarpe "■ and in the neighbourhood of Vimy village. Armentieres, and Ypres. Aerial. I activity continues. Sixteen German machines were brought down; seven of ' ours are missing.