ON THE WEST FRONT.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13940, 25 July 1917, Page 6

ON THE WEST FRONT.

FIERCE ATTACKS IN FLANDERS. VIGOROUS'. AERIAL FIGHTING. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association i Received 'Jtily 24,'7.10. p.iiif LONDON, ,Tnl,v 2X , A wireless German official says: The artillery battle continued all night in Flanders, Air squadrons unsuccessfully attacked our'■'balloons. We brought down eight aeroplanes, Tho cnciny vigorously attacked between Avion and Merjc&urt, Wo equalised'the enemy's success by an attack on tho nofthorn slope of Wintbcrg, where we carried several lines of trenches on the front of a kilometre. VIGOROUS OPERATIONS ON FRENCH FRONT.

REPRISALS CARRIED OUT. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association) Received July 24, 11.15 p.m. LbxDONAJ'uly 24. A French eommuniqip says: The bombardment of our positions in the Hurtebisc and (,'raonnc region continues, and is especially, violent on California plateau. There have been no infantry actions. Eight hundred and lifty shells were thrown into Rheims to-dav, In ttm Champagne, the German attack to the northward of Moutonilly was completely repulsed. Our lotteries were active against the v organisations in Moronvillcrs region-, Long-range-Ger-man guns fired one hundred shells north nf Nancy, There we're no casualties. We carried out reprisals by' effective ( lire on the works at Chateau-Saling. j TERRIBLE BATTLES ON THE PLATEAUX. INTENSITY EQUALS SOME AND YKIiDIW. ' DIFFICULTY OF UNDERSTANDING ATTACKS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received July '2l, ll.Htl p.m. LONDON, July iU. The Paris correspondent of The Daily Chronicle says: The battle of the Three Plateaux continued throughout yesterday, its intensity H|iialling the Solium." and' the Yevdun fighting. The German bombardment for six hours was unprecedeutly severe. Then came waves of Guards and storming troops with reckless daring. They were driven back, but eventually Rained only

a part of our first lino of trenches on the northern edge of California IMntc.au. ft is dillicult.to uiiilerstaUUhp eneiny's %orts to regain the ChtpiiiitlesvDanies line. Nearly forty serious assaults have been delivered since the 4th of 'May. Tlii' mystery is probably due to the failure of. the submarines, ami an endeavour to force peace before the Americans come, ATTACKS ON BRITISH FRONT. ENEMY SERIOUSLY REPULSED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received April 24, 11..10 p.m. LONDON, July 24. Sir Douglas Ilaig reports: This morning our raidors southward, of' Avion penetrated the enemy's position along six hundred yards to a depth of three hundred yards. We inflicted • heavy casualties and much damage. ' We successfully raided a strongly held farm eastward of Costtaverne. We repulsed an enemy attack north-westward of Chcrisy. There was aerial lighting all yesterdav. Visibility was excellent. Our aeroplanes successfully co-operated with the artillery, and dropped three tons of bombs on the aeroplanes and ammunition dumps and rail-sidings with good results. We brought down fourteen machines, including a raider from England, Nine of ours are missing, . IMPERISHABLE PRANCE, Countering German intrigue. THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE PEACE. (Australian and ls.„. Liable Association) ■Received July 24, 5,:") p.m. PARIS, July 23. The Senate unanimously voted confidence in the Government, and trusts the Government to .suppress all propaganda which is against discipline and the security of the nation. M. Clemencean denounced the Pacifists. M. Ribot declared that, knowing that-the whole Parliament was behind him, lie could govern more strongly. He said Germany needed peace,-and meant to secure it at any price. Prance was in the presence of a campaign of treachery, ■ The- police must'' redouble their vigilance and the foul German propaganda must., lje suppressed, If France wished for peace through war weariness she was no longer worthy to lie called France, There must be no blind optimism and no excessive uneasiness, Evanco was not. conquerable,