WESTERN FRONT

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 April 1940, Page 7

WESTERN FRONT

BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK. [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] RUGBY, -April 16. A French official." communique states: “On the part of the front held by the British, .the enemy launched an attack, prepared and accompanied by artillery fire. This attack was repulsed, and the enemy suffered serious losses..

! “In the Saar, our artillery fired on .enemy organisations. There . was activity of' our reconnaissance units to the east of the Vosges.”

FRENCH PLANE CRASHES (Recd. April 17, 10.30 a.m.) BRUSSELS, April 16. A French plane crashed near Luxembourg, after a battle with a German ’plane. FRENCH SCOUTS. LONDON, April 15. On the Western Front there were sharp local engagements , between French reconnaissance parties and German units. One French scouting. party cut through the enemy wire and did much damage in German territory until the Germans found them. There was a sharp engagement, but the French fought .their way back to their own line. GERMAN CLAIM. (Recd. April 17 10.50 a.m.) BERLIN, April 16. The High Command Enemy attacks in the sector east of the Moselle, and between.', dhg 'Palatinate front and the Rhine, were repulsed with heavy losses. (Recd. April"l7, 12.25 p.m.). BERLIN, April 16. ' The News Agency says that the Germans threw back .enemy reconnaissance patrols and shock troops. In an attack on an advance post, an enemy officer and- 11 men were killed, and many wej’.e taken prisoners. Two Germans were wounded. AMERICAN’S HEROISM. (Recd. April 17, 1 P?m.) PARIS, April 16. Frank O’Neill, of the Red Cross, the first American to enter No-Man’s-Land, saved four wounded Frenchmen. O’Neill, with a French stretcherbearer, went out under German shellfire, and brought in the wounded. BELGIAN DETERMINATION. (Received April 17, 9.50 a.m.) BRUSSELS, April 16. M. Spaak, speaking in the: Senate. said That the Government would not accept any suggestion Tor. Belgian abandonment of neutrality or complete independence. “The Belgians are emotionally watching Norway's., effort,” he added. “Her position is similar to our-s. We are most determined to defend--pur national soil.”