ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13655, 24 August 1916, Page 3

ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

BRITISH PUSH MAINTAINED. ADVANCE AT SEVERAL- POINTS. VIGOROUS OPERATIONS NEAR POZIERES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, August 22. • Sir Douglas Haig reports: We have made considerable progress on the Pozie«3 front, for half a mile. "Wo have extended our gains, advancing to positions within a thousand yards of Thiepval. The garrison at Guillemont- is resisting despite very heaviest losses. We are established just outside Monquet farm and have pushed forward along the Pozieres-Miraumont road. The High Commissioner reports: — The British official report 'States: Between Martinpuich and Bazentin,we gained a further hundred yards of enemy trench.'- South-of Guillemont, we carried out a successful enterprise on the enemy lines. AETILLERY DUELS CONTINUE. SURPRISE ATTACK NORTH OF •' . '. ' THE'SOME.(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) \ Received August 23,-9.45' p.m. ' PARIS, August 23. • ' An official communique says:.An artillery duel continues'on.both banks of the Som'me'and at : Meury... A;surprise ! attack, northward of Maurepas, yielded ' us some-prisoners. .',..,'■, ..''■! GERMAN VERSION. OF RECENT ! ATTACKS. . OP POSITION ADMITTED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,) '" ". LONDON,.August 23. .' A;German communique, says: Repeat- .' ed British attacks on;the,salient at ' Thiepval-Pozieres were repulsed. We ( lost the -projecting angle,, after,bitter fighting at Guillemont, where.the enemy temporarily penetrated' our. lines. We captured lost : trenches at Estrees andSovecourt (south of the,Som'me). French war factories. . . chineseMiployed.; , ,'. ; ("The; Times'' :Seryice,)Received.August 23, 10.25 p.m. ' . .LONDON, August,23,... The Paris correspondent of Tli'e-Times •' saysthat the French .Government is us- : ing Chinese'in the warfactorios. Five, j thousand.are.arriving,at Marseilles. - ___ ■'• ' FRENCH PRESS FORWARD. ! OUTSKIRTS^OP. CLERY ■REACHED. ] (Australian and N.Z.- Coble Association.) : PARtS, ; Augitst-22. : A. communique .says: We have made i progress.ori the outskirts.,of Clery,and have occupied many trenches' south- ; west of Estrees'(on the/ Paris-Bethune road). ' ■•■'!"''■ i Our air squadron safely returned ; after dropping 79 bombs on the railway i station and the railways of Tergnier, Noyon, Eaudeport, Leveque, and Appliz. causing fires. ! GERMAN DEVILRY. , EXPLOSIVE BOMBS IN' TORTOISE , .. ... ~., .. SHAPE. - ' ANZAOS COSTLY'LESSONS.'' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, August 22. The Morning Post's Correspondent at the headquarters of the Anzacs, describes a new device of German frightfulness called' the-tortoise. ■lt is 'a creepy-looking thing on four legs'.which is left lying on parapets or in the trenches and- other handy places .when the Germans run. ' It is really a highexplosive' bomb, bursting, at the slightest touch. -The'first caused'a number of casualties'-in the darkness,-but the men have learned to deal Successfullywith the tortoise, as with,other German . tricks. It is.noteworthy that little has been seen lately of liquid-fire. There is .a,considerable.increase in tlie number of ..German .wounded, passing through Belgium, five .thousand going through in the last few days,