FURTHER DETAILS

Evening Post, Volume xciv, Issue 73, 24 September 1917, Page 7

FURTHER DETAILS

GUNS ACTIVE ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT

(ATJSTBALIA-N-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND.REUTEK.) ■. ' ' V ' „ LONDON, 22nd September. Sir Douglas Haig reports : During the day there has been heavy fighting south of the Ypres-Menin road. The enemy fought with great determination, but were not successful in regaining the Tower Hamlets ridge. Ihe Duniam troops to-da-y completely repulsed three strong coimter-attacl^ northward ot Tower Hamlets Further south repeated hostile attacks compelled our advanced troops to fall back slightly from part of the ground gained yesterday morning in this area. The whole of the positions captured on Thursday are securely in our possession. On the battiefront,there have been no further counter-attacks. There has been great reciprocal artillery activity all along the front. Our fire prevented an attempted raid in the neighbourhood of the Arras-Oambrai road: We made a successful raid east of Monchy-le-Preux. _ There was great aerial activity yesterday, our aeroplanes ranging their guns on hostile batteries, troops, trenches, and shell-holes. Low-flying machines harassed the enemy's infantry and transports. Masses of bombs were dropped ■''on Roulerv Menin, and elsewhere. This afternoon four tons of bombs were dropped on Roulers station and an aerodrome, and billets, m, the vicinity-ot Lille! Eighteen enemy aeroplanes were brought down, and twelve of ours are missing. ' ,