GERMAN CLAIMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15948, 19 June 1915, Page 7

GERMAN CLAIMS.

SITUATION IN THE WEST.

allied ATTACKS REPULSED.

(■Received June 18, 7.20 p.m.)

London, June 17.

An official German message states: " The British and French continued their attempts to break our lines on Wednesday. We recaptured the greater part of the trenches lost. " The Westphalians and Saxons overpowered the British north of La Bassee canal after a hand-to-hand ''The French south of Souchez succeeded in penetrating our positions over a width of 600 yds, and obtained a foothold. Fighting is proceeding " Attacks elsewhere were repulsed with sanguinary losses. Although conducted with great expenditure of ammunition and regardless of losses they again terminated in the defeat of the French and British. These victorious hand-to-hand fights furnish fresh proofs of the bravery and imperturbable endurance of our troops."

OIL WAREHOUSE BURNED.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE.

(Kewived Juno 18, 11.12 p-m)

Amsterdam, June 18.

The German Vacuum Oil Company's warehouse at Hamburg has been destroyed by fire. Enormous damage was done. The boiling oil streamed down the canal. Several houses were burned.