THE PRICE OF PROGRESS

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4898, 18 June 1918, Page 5

THE PRICE OF PROGRESS

REAL SITUATION IN GERMANY HUN PEOPLE SUFFERING GREATLY. LIVING ON PROMISES OF VICTORY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. June 16. The Central News states that neutrals who have had the opportunity of studying conditions in Germany say the people are dissatisfied with the results of the offensive which is far short of what had been promised. Their confidence has received a J shock but, despite the dearth of food and consequent sufferings, there is no evidence of general unwillingness to be fed on promises of victory and of the advantages it will assure them nor any faltering in their will to continue the war even at the price of much suffering. The military factor continues dominant, and so long as the offensive holds possibilities of German success economic privations will be cheerfully borne. LOCAL ACTIONS ON FRENCH FRONT. ENEMY THWARTED ON THE MATZ. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Eeuter's. LONDON. June 16. A French communique reports successful local actions north of Bois de Genies, south of Dammard, and in the region of Vinli. Enemy' attempts to cross the Matz at its junction with the Oise failed, under fire. BIG EXTENSION OF ALLIED FRONT. EFFECT OF THE GERMAN SUCCESSES. Australian and NZ. Cable association WASHINGTON, .June 16. General Marsh, Chief of Staff, says the extension of the Allied front as the result of the German drives now exceeds 60 miles. AMERICAN AIR RAID. INITIAL EFFORT HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON. June 16. Particulars of the first exclusively American air raid behind the German lines indicates that the Americans were highly successful. Railway stations at Dommery and Baroncourt were damaged. ENEMY CLAIMS. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. Admiralty—Per Wireless Press. (Received June 17. 10.30 p.m.) LONDON. June 16. I German official: We repulsed i English local attacks which had entered our forward lines westward of | Locre and repulsed attacks at Villers Coterets. THE BRITISH AIRMEN. ANOTHER BIG DAY. Australian s >r>d N.Z. Cable Association Eeuter’s Telegrams(Received June 17, 8.20 n.m.) LONDON, June 16. / Sir Douglas Haig’s aviation report states: We dropped ton tons of bombs during the daytime and nine tons during the night time on Saturday, the targets including Estaires and Armentieres railway stations and Bruges docks. Wo brought down three and drove down two enemy machines. No British machine is missing. A French communique states :—_ In the Woevre the enemy during the morning gained a footing in the village of " Xivry, from which the enemy was driven out by a counterattack. losing some prisoners.

DARING BRITISH RAID. ENEMY TAKEN BY SURPRISE. 200 PRISONERS CAPTURED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received June IS, 12.1 a.m.) LONDON, June 17. Mr Philip Gibbs writes : The Suffolks and Gordons at La Bassee canal made a daring attack on a front of two miles and secured 200 prisoners and 25 machine guns. Tlie sector is chiefly mining villages and slant heaps, with shell craters and broken pit heads. The German defence is based on linked shell crateis and machine gun posts. The defenders were notorious as belonging to the 18th Reserve Division, who were responsible for the campaign ol frightfulness at Louvain and teimonde in 1914. . Our attacks • were carried out in the darkness and utterly surprised the Germans, many of whom were taken prisoner before they could ge • their arms. Others who fougli bravely in the .shell craters were bayoneted at their posts. Educated prisoners admit that the enemy gains from the offensives are much less than was expected. They are ver v nervous about the Americans as thev believed that only /0,000 had reached France. .They now. realise that the submarine campaign has failed.

THE AMERICAN HOSTS. STEADY STREAM OF MEN. ALL SHIPPING RECORDS BROKEN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received June IS. 12.1 a.m.) LONDON. June 17. Tlie. Morning Post says that the arrival of American troops in the past few davs. has eclipsed all ie--3s As a -feat of shipping movements across tlie Atlantic they exceed anything in mercantile, annals. Tlie week-end scenes at one pmt were amazing. Ship after ship ischarged it khaki-clad .cargo, who were whirled off by special trains to France. THREE MILLIONS BY AUGUST. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received June 18. 12.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, June 17 Tire War Department annoimces that America will have three million men under arms on August i-

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