ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13663, 4 September 1916, Page 4

ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

DESULTORY FIGHTING CONTINUES,

FIERHS ATTACKS AND COUNTER-

ATTA'UKS. (Auslrslian find N,Z. Oahle Association.)

LONDON, September 1, Sir Dough's Hnig reports; .Between Givouchy anl 'High Wood' we'drove buck four strong attacks, inflicting heavy losses. A fifth attack penetrated •our advanced trenches at two points. PARIS, September 1. A communique'says: During our coup de main between the Oise and the Aisne we look prisoners from the dreiiehcs at Nouvron. Our curtain of fire stopped mi attack eastward of Hois iPretre,

Aviators have, been aelivo despite the mist ami clouds, and have brought down four Germans on the Soiiimo front. LONDON, September 1. Sir Douglas llaig reports: The Givoneliyvand High Woods attacks were 'iiadcrovor a three .thousand yards i-*>iit/- !ind-,were..preeqde(l(lvy.:an intense bombardment of the front attacked. We engaged batteries cast of Beauvais and caused big explosions. Wo liberated gas in the Ypres salient with good results.

Received September ,1, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, September 2. General Sit .Douglas Jlaig reports: We drove out the enemy from a small urea of intersected trenches north-west |of Delville Wood, which the enemy recaptured on Thursday. A Paris communique reports considerable artillery activity on the Sommo front. After violent repeated German attacks against the trenches we won' on the :11st August, south of Estroos, the enemy re-occupied some of the elements, suffering 'marked losses. Our artillery stopped attempted German attacks on Floury village and Pont-a-Mousson.

Received September L', 5.13 p.m. LONDON, September 1. A German communique says: We regained the ground lost at Longueval and iDelville Wood. The Saxon eounter-at-jtacks'on the Estrocs-Soyoeourt sector lilrove back the enemy attacks in the adjacent sectors. Received September 2, 5.5 p.m. PARIS, September 1!. A communique reports brisk artillery duels on the Somme and .Floury sectors. Our special guns brought down two 'aeroplanes on the right bank of the Oisc and another near Dotiaumont. 'Deceived September L\ 7.40 p.m. LONDON, September L'. General Sir Douglas llaig says: Further details of Thursday's German attack against High Wood indicate that I lie German casualties were the severest. They were subjected everywhere to h fusilade, also the concentrated lire 'of trench mortars and massed machine 'guns, Our artillery in several, places profiled to the fullest against excellent targets. There was great aerial activity yesterday and many combats, jin which live enemy machines were dehi roved and at leas! seven others 'brought down damaged. We undertook KOVt'i'iil siiecessl'iil lioinliing expeditions. Five Brilisli aeroplanes were losl. ; the price or the offensive. | HEAVY CASUALTIES ANNOUNCED. I (Australian ami N.Z. Caliln Association.) J LONDON, September 1. I Tho Daily Telegraph states that the | casualties published during the last I month were:— i Wounded. | Officers- .. .. .. <1,6«J3 I Men ]!!l!,0fl7 J Killed. J Officers 1,15(1 I iMcii 19,521) j The same journal points on', that- the I ciifliwlties during the previous months I were:--June ;U,SDI I July 59,071