MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 25 May 1915, Page 5

MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS

THE CAPTURE OF LORETTE

HEIGHTS

ONE OF ALLIES' PRINCIPAL OB-

JECTS ACHIEVED

GERMANS DRIVEN OUT

OF SUPPOSED IMPREGNABLE

POSITION

(Received May 25,-10.30 a.m.)

PARIS, May 24

A communique states: The Germans attacked at several points, after using gas, between Steenstraate and Ypres, but were repulsed.

Violent fighting continues north of Arras. We repulsed several counterattacks at Neuville and St. Vaast. The struggle continues with intensity. Latest intelligence shows the extent of the German check in this district on the 22nd and 23rd. Despite important reinforcements and vigorous and thrice renewed efforts, the Germans failed in all attempts, and suffered considerable lasses.

Official.—The capture of the White Road, giving the mastery of the Lorette heights, was a magnificent victory. During thirteen days of fierce battles wo killed on the plateau and in the defensive works upwards of three thousand and took prisoners of a thousand. The actual booty is only a small portion of the captures, inasmuch as we are daily finding machine guns, trench mortars and rifles concealed in filled up trenches and collapsed shelters.

The carrying of Lorette heights achieves one of our principal objectives northward of Arras. The Germans believed themselves impregnable, and fresh troops thrice relieved the defenders, but nevertheless were driven out. Our superiority of tactics was unmistakable and has confirmed our troops' confidence more than ever, and strengthened their belief in final vie tory.