ENEMY ATTACK BROKEN

Nelson Evening Mail, 21 May 1917, Page 5

ENEMY ATTACK BROKEN

BY BRITISH ARTILLERY. {Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Renter.) (Rec. May 21, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, May ',O. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Our arlillery broke the enemy's attack v.n idvanced posts south-eastward of Epehy. RAIDING PARTIES. GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTIVITY". (Australian and N.Z. Cable .\eaociatk>n.> and Renter.) LONDON, May 19. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We successfully raided north-east of GouzeauV court. We repulsed raids eastward of Loos, north-east of Armentieres and eastward of- Ypres. The hostile artillery is more active at ' Gavrelle and Lens. Our artillery successfully engaged German troops on the Arras-Cambrai road and north-east of Fresnoy. We drove off last night two r.ids north-east of Armentieres. Sir Douglas Haig reports hostile artillery activity on the Scarpe and a itheast of Epehy. GERMAN REPORTS. ■ Australian and N.Z. Cable Association , - and Router.) i LONDON, May 18. [ A German official message says: "We ! repulsed, after hand-to-hand fighting at midnight, an English attack on the j Gavrelle-Fresness road. We ; evacuated l' the Bullecourt ruins undisturbed, the 'enemy establishing themselves there 24 hour* later."" LONDON, May 19. A German official message says : "There is intense artillery fire between Acheville and Gavrelle. English attacks on both sides of the Arras-Douai road and eastward of Monchy failed." GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. May 21, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 20. A German official message says that the fighting activity has increased at Arras . We repulsed a strong English ; attack on both sides of Onchy. An English attack broke down southward ;of the - Scarpe. Artillery is most active ' on the Queant sector. ;