WESTERN FRONT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 166, 11 July 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT

ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN SUCCfcSS ENEMY POSITIONS CAPTURED. /Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) {Rec. July 11, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 10. The United Pres* correspondent reports that Australians near .... Merris captured positions 250 yards forward 1 along a, 12W0 yard front. Th<B Australians at Villers Brettonjicaux dashed on slightly and established new trenches. _ CSRMAN ATTACK STRONG EFFORT AGAINST AUSTRALIANS. ENEMY REPULSED' -SO FAR'. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Rec. July 11, 1.16 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. A'fter prolonged /fire, the German launched thig morning a strong attack oo the Australians at Bretonneux. JSo far they have been repulsed. ftiORE CONFIDENT TO-DAY THAN EVER BEFORE STATEMENT BY" MR. LLOYD ' GEORGE(Renter's Telegrams.) (Rec. July 11, 1.16 p.m.) •LONDON, July 10. Mr Lloyd speaiking at a dinner at the House of Commonis in honour of Dr Jowett (Minister of Westminster Chapel), who has returned from America, said he was more confident to-day than he had ever been of the issue of the war, one 'reason 1 being the appearance of. the American troops he - saw in Franice; , FRENCH PRISONERS TOTAL .5,400. (Rec. July 11, 1.30 p.m.) " . . PIARIiS, June 15. > A eemirofficill message says that since 15th June the French, in local operations, have captured 5,400 prisoners. FRENCH LOCAL ATTACK counter-Attacks repulsed. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and-Renter .} LONDON, July 9. A French communique says:—Between Montdidier and the Oise we carried out at 3.30 this morning a local operation . west of Antheuil, on a front of 2£ miles. ' Supported' by taufcs, we penetrated the enemy lines', and "carried! I/a Porte , Farm and Des Loges farm, and advanced: over a mile at certain points. An enemy counter-attack at D-es Loges Farm was repulsed. . We maintain all . our gains. We have hitherto taken 450 unwound ed prisoners, including fourteen officers. \ South of the Aisne the artillery duel - continued actively last night in the Chaviginy Farm region, where we again made progress, taking several . . prisoners. There is reciprocal artillery fire west 4 and north of Chateau Thierry especially, at Hill 204. FUTILE COUNTER-ATTACK AT CHAVIGNY. FRENCH TAKE 530 PRISONERS. {Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Renter.) LONDON, July 9. \ ' A French communique states : South of the Aisne the enemy coun-ter-attackedi against the position we captured in the region of 'Ohavigny Farm, but failed. We captured 530 prisoners in this morning's attack west of Antheuil, and secured! thirty machine guns. RAID BY LONDON TROOPS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association . and Renter.) , LONDON, July 9. ; Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The Londoners made a successful raid, east- I ward of Arras. I The enemy artillery is active against the oositions we recently captured southward.~of the Somme. LONDON, July 10 Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to report. Seven German ; madhines were destroyed and six driven down uncon-

trollable. Four British aeroplanes are missing. v We dropped nineteen tons of bomibs. principally on railway' connections' at Roulers, Tournai and- Warrin, and' on dumps a-t Warneton and Bachtma-ur Practically no flying was possibje oxv Monday night. GERMAN OUTPOSTs WITHOUT ROOD. (•Beater's Telegrams.) LONDON, July 9. Router's British Headquarters correspondent 6ays : Tne dry (weather broke on the night of the Btli inst., violent thunderstorms 'bein£- followed by terrific hail. The prisoners captured' in the Australian sector paid a tribute" to the weigjht and accuracy of our shell fire, in consequents of which they _wcre without rations for two days, and the • morale of the troops was sensibly low ered. „ It was so difficult to ration the outpost line that the enemy were forced fo use aeroplanes for this purpose. A box of bulk- 'beef and 'biscuits was dropped by mistake from a hostile lowflying aeroplane on one of our forward posts. This is the first time such a practice has 'been adopted on the Western front. AUSTRALIAN FIGHTERS. NIfTT YORK PRESS TRIBUTES. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Ascrsciation NEW YORK, Juiy P / The New York 1 newspapers give great prominence in their principal croppage headings to the Anzacs* advance on the iSomme, and the capture of trenches at Hazebrouck. I The correspondents- pay a tribute to the Australians' valour and success as aggressive fighters. The New York World's con*eapon-d-ent on the British front says a. remarkable spirit of camaraderie has grown up between the Australians and the Americans. tUOENOOBFF'S PLANS (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PARIS, July 9. j Military writers distrust .circumstan- - tial rumours that Ludendorff is abandoning the offensive in the West in. j favour of a tremendous thrust on the Italian front. BOMBARDMENT OF PARIB 141 PERSONS KILLED SINCE Ist JANUARY. (Australian au<J N.Z. Cable Associa 4 ... i(Rec. July 11, 1.10 p.m.) PARIS, July 3.0. 'One hundred and: forty--one w«re killed and 432 injured by the long range end aerial ' 'bombardments of Paris from Ist January to the end of June, excluding- 66 suffocated during a panic on 11th March. ALBANIA ITALIAN OFFENSIVE MAINTAINED GOOD • PROGRESS MADE. (Australian and N.Z. Cabls Association and Beater.) LONDON, July 9. An Italian official- ueports says: N The Albanian action continues. On the left wing, after artillery preparation, in which- British -monitors effectively participated, infantry tfroirt the lower Vojuss-a carried;, after a 'bitfcer struggle, the heights 'between Levani and Pejani Monastery. 'Meanwhile the cavalry attacked) the enemy in the rear, and destroyed) the bridges at" Metali. We -capturied Fieri, and also strongly defended positions at Cafaglava and Corocof, and heights at 'Cafadevris. The prisoners now exceed 1300.. AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter.) (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) LONDON, July 9. ; An Austrian official message says-: The pressure of the enemy forces advancing across the Vojus-sa continues-. There has been fighting westward of Berat. in. connection with i:ich the French- gained ground on the uppte-r Devoli