A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 30, 4 August 1917, Page 7

A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT

COLONEL REPINGTON'S COMMENT

GERMAN RETURN STROKE PROBABLE

(published in the times.)

; ' ' ; LONDON, 2nd August. Colonel Kepington, military correspondent of The Times, says that, coill sidering the extraordinary* difficulties of terrain and the defences, and tha strength of the defenders, the opening phases of tho third battle'of Ypres will always remain a wonderful achievement for the British Army. The objectives did not include the enemy's main artillery positions, and therefore large captures of guns were not anticipated. The enemy, alarmed at his previous artillery losses, of course kept his guns far back, saving them at the expense of the infantry, who fought less valiantly than usual. Sir Douglas Haig employed merely a fraction of the troops at his disposal. As the reputation of the German Command is at stake, and the spirit of the troops cannot stand these continuous defeats and immense losses, it must be expected that the German General Staff will shortly try to do something to restore their much-tarnished piestige. E]^EM y EFFORTS BROKEN (ABSTBALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND BEUTER.) LONDON, 2nd August. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy during the morning and afternoon violently but unsuccessfully attempted to recover his lost ground north-east of Ypim Strong forces repeatedly attacked, regardless of the increasing seventy of their losses, our positions between the Ypres-Roulers railway and St.: Julien. In every case we broke up and dispersed the advancing lines. ATTACK ON INFANTRY HILL The New Zealand High Commissioner reports :— • LONDON, 3rd August, 2.20 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports : Early last night the enemy renewed his attempt to drive us out qf Infantry Hill, east of Monchy le Preux. After a heavy bombardment, he attacked on a half-mile front, and obtained temporary possession of two points. Our counter-attack regained part of the lost ground. GERMAN GUNS OUTCLASSED LONDON, 3rd August. A French communique states : In Belgium our artillery fire is dominating the German batteries, whose activity is greater., east and north of Bixschcote, and prevonted any attempted attack. ENEMY COMMUNIQUE LONDON, 2nd August. A German official report states : ' We repulsed the enemy in Flanders everywhere in heavy fighting, frequently pushing forward oul battle lines by, counter-attacks, and taking several hundred prisoners. \ THE SOUTHERN SECTORS ' LONDON, 3rd August.' A French communique states: We stopped two enemy, attacks east of Cerny.~ A reciprocal-artillery bombardment is in progress on the left bank of th6MeU3e- , v .'- LONDON, 3rd August. A German official report states : We repulsed five French attacks on the Chemin dcs Dames. Th% French fruitlessly attacked oii the west bank of the Meuse. We captured 750 prisoners yesterday..