BRITISH CASUALTIES SLIGHT

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 7

BRITISH CASUALTIES SLIGHT

FIVE COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED

The N«w Zealand High Commissioner-reports :— LONDON, 16th August. A British official report states : Early this morning the Canadian troops stormed the German positions south-east and east of Loos on a front of two miles. The ■ formidable defences of Hill 70 were carried by assault. After storming the first trench system on the whole of the front attacked, we advanced to the western defences of Cite St. Auguste, penetrating the position to a depth of a mile. Besides an elaborate series of trenches and strong points on Hill 70, the villages of Cite St. Elizabeth, Cite Si. Emilie, and Cite St. Lauren, as well as the Bois Base and the western half of Bois Hugo, are now in our possession. All our objectives were gained. Our casualties were slight. During the day five counter-attacks were repulsed by our infantry, or broken up by the artillery. One waa made by troops of the Prussian Guards. The enemy's losses were heavy. The number of German prisoners has not yet been ascertained; 282 reached the collecting stations this afternoon. The defences'of Hill 70, which in September, 1915, resisted our attacks, had been strengthened by every device. , _ On the Ypres battlefront an attack against our positions near the PilkemLangemarck road was completely repulsed.

(ATJBTEALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND BEUTER.)

LONDON, 15th August.

Sir Douglas Haig reports : British aircraft brought down nine German aeroplanes, and drove down five. Seven of ours are missing,. two of which were overtaken by a violent storm.

FRENCH PROGRESS NEAR DIXMUDE

LONDON, 15tl? August.

A French official communique states : We have made appreciable progress west of the Dixmude road, in Belgium. An active artillery duel is in progress on both banks of the Meuse. An enemy attack west of Hill 304 was repulsed.