ON THE WEST FRONT.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 11 September 1917, Page 6

ON THE WEST FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL TRENCH RAIDS. ■ MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, September 9. Sir Douglas Ilaig reports: We entered 1,110, German trenches on a several liumired yards front eastwards of Vill.orct, ami,raided near Gavrelle, and eastward of Yermclles, The High Commissioner reports;— LONDON, Scptembor 9 (1.40 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig report; We attacked east of Villeret, penetrating 'the enemy trenches, and capturing prisoners. ,We also raided the enemy trenches at Gavrelle and east of Vermelles.

GERMANS LAUNCH COUNTERATTACKS. • BIG ARTILLERY ENCOUNTERS ON THE MEUSE. (Australian and N.Z. CaDle Association) LONDON, September 9. A French communique savs; The Germans violently counter-attacked the positions we captured yesterday in the sector of the Fosses and CaurJcres Woods, and were repulsed with heavy losses. Our scouts pushed beyond the Fosses. It is estimated that' over a thousand enemy corpses lie before our lines. There is great reciprocal artillery tire on the left bank of the Meuse, but no infantry actions.

GERMAN CLAIMS, SUCCESS AGAINST ENGLISH AND FRENCH. (Australian and Reuters), Received September 10, 5.5 p.m, LONDON, September 9. (A wireless German official message stntcs:~«We repulsed an English night «ttack north-east of St. Julian. Thorp lias been fierce day-long fluting o» the east bank of the Meuse." The enemy was generally driven back, but retained a small part of Chaume Wood and the ridge eastward of the wood."

SUCCESS OP NORTHUMBERLAND 3. RIG STRETCH OF TRENCH TAKEN. FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKERS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received September 10,7.46 p.m. LONDON, September 10.. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Northumberland troops captured six hundred yards of trenches south-east of Havrincourt. Simultaneously 'we captured a small portion of a trench rounding off pnv line eastward of Malakoff Farm. We'improved our position'north-east- of St, Julian,

A French communique says; Following intense artillery tiro the Germans attacked iu force on the right bank of the: Mouse on a front of, three kilometres, and on both ( sido3 of Hill 344, A few dotachnients'only gained a temporary foeting. Our counter-attack completely re-established our lines. The enemy renewed his fruitless attempts to recapture our positions In Chauone Wood. ' A number of columns north of Wavrillo Wood were caught in our firq and •severely punished, -■',