WESTERN THEATRE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 September 1917, Page 5

WESTERN THEATRE.

LI VLL V AUTJLLLRY DULL

GEJIMAN ATTACKS BETELS ED.

(Australian anj N.Z, Cable Assooiatlon.J

Deceived this day at 1.45 u ni LONDON, Sept. 25-

A French, communique stales: There was the liveliest artillery - ing on the Aisne. We repulsed a raid on our outposts north of Brayelaonnois. The Germans on tin* right of Hit' Meuse, after a. bombardment, attacked trenches north of Bois 1c Ghauruo on a, front of two kilometres, four battalions leading supported by Stasstrnppen. The attack was broken by ouj - fire and did not reach our lines, except a few elements in the centre, where tierce hand-to-hand tight ing resulted in the ejections of the Germans, Simultaneously two secondary attacks north of Bozouvaux and south of Beaumont respee(ivtdy were sanguinarily defeated, our troops leaving the trenches and rushing out to meet their assailants- Two fresh attacks in (lie afternoon at Bois le Clianmo un lv increased the enemy's losses-

CONCEALED POSITIONS

G HUMANS’ REVISED TACTICS,

LONDON, September lM

({outer’s Emich headquarters correspondent suites Unit the leu die bombardment is forcing the German .High Command to revise its tactics. A °recentty-caplured army order admits that the German front lines are regularly battered to pieces helote the actual battle begins and there is urgent necessity lor hiding the 1 1 endics, batteries', and other means of- defence from being photographedTherefore an entirely new system of defence is needed —namely, a zone organised to depth that is extended towards the rear. Such a system with the defences hidden as much as possible and troops eclielomied in the. depths so that their lines in their front become progressively denser rearwards ought to enable usi to pass from the defensive to the offensive with troops occupying more thickly the positions in the rear, 'that means that they must abandon their Iretnch■ os and retire to shell craters and redoubts held by the miadiiiie-gunsi. It indicates how the craters must he organised and eon tied cu u» far as possible, stressing that (lie essential point is that the crater from above must he indistinguishable from the thousand!? of surrounding craters.

GERMAN' 1! A IDU US REPULSED.

BRITISH PATROLS ACTIVE

LONDON, September *.’s

Sir Douglas Haig reports: Under cover of (lie bombardment two attempted raids in the neighborhood of Mo-nchy le Preux and a third southward of the Arras-lhniai railway were repulsed. The enemy loft a. number

of dead. Another party raided westward of La liassee, but without remit. Our patrol,si are active and a number of prisMuers have been brought in. Our aeroplane;; were uv.cce«sful yesterday in dropping bombs on billets hutments, and aerodromes. Fifteen German machines were brought down.. Three of ours are missing. A gargantuan struggle A GERMAN VERSION. [Australian and N.Z. Cable AbsooKUou.] Deceived this day at 11.-15 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Sept- 25. German correspondents describe the latest battle ins more terrible than its predecessors. It us,sinned gargantuan proportions. The English are still striking stubbornly. The forms of warfare are assuming wilder and more monstrous shapesSUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDSGERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.] Received this day at 11.35 a-m-LONDON, Sept. 35. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made successful raids eastward of our forward posts north-east-ward of Lens. We repulsed the enemy's’artillery, which is active eastward and northward of Ypres. GERMANS UEPELSED. A FRENCH REPORT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.] Received tins day at 11.35 a.m. LONDON, September 25. A French communique states; The enemy attacked iu the direction of Hei iunion(, Despite the extensive uso of flame-throwers he was repulsed with heavy loss.

THE ARGENTINE

DECUDING SUBPIdU U 8 TELEGRAMS. THE GOVERNMENT ON Till-: ALERT. BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 24. A wireless message states that the Government has sequestrated all telegrams sent or received by the Swedish and German Legations since May- It is decoding them tor publication. THE XAVY MOBILISED. GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY [Reuter's Telegram.) Received this dav at 1.45 a.in. B HEX US AYRES, Sept. 25. The mobilisation of the Xavy has been ordered at a rendezvous thirty-seven kilometres from the citv. Thor is unusual militarv activity. ' RAMIFICATIONS OE 4’HE STRIKE. GERMAX GOLD IN EVIDENCE. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received this dav at 12-25 p-m-WASHINGTON, Sept. 25The United Press correspondent at Buenos Ayres reports; that tin 1 strikers number 120,000. The railways are tied up, threatening scores of cities with famine. Idle country is paralysedIt “Is believed that German money has been used to assist financing t he ' strike. Telegraph lines have been cut and the direct cable to the United Stales is not working. GERMANY NUT TRUSTED. ARGENTINE READY FOR WAR. [Anutrallan and N.Z. Cable Association. J Received this dav at 11.15 a-m. BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 25Mobilisation is ostensibly due to the strike. A high official admitted that the move had other objects- r l lie German Notes have not convinced the legislators and the public. The war plans arc completed and commanders have been appointed. The Argentine will actively participate in the war if forced to do so- Two divisions will be sent to EuropeEverything is ready except the artillery, which the Alies will supply-' The strike is practically complete and German influence attenuated. IN FAVOUR OF WAR. THE CHAMBER'S VOTE. v [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received this dav’at 11-85 a-m. BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 25. . The Chamber of Deputies voted a' break of relations villi Germany by 5-1 votes to 18GERMAN SPY LEADER. LONDON September 1. Advices received in Washington from the Argentine state that Captain von Papeu- the former German military aUache at Washington, who wa* expelled in December, P. 115, .together with. Captain Bqy-Ed, the naval at-tache---in now direeting German espionage at Buenos Ayres. CABLES CUT. THE WORK OF STRIKERS. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received this dav at 12-45 p.m. BUENOS AYRES. Sept. 25. The strikers cut all the telegraph cable lines except to England- p