GREAT BATTLE OF MONCHY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9695, 25 June 1917, Page 5

GREAT BATTLE OF MONCHY

GOOD WORK BY BRITISH AEROPLANES HINDENBURG’S CHIEF DESIRE High Commissioner’s Cable. LONDON. June 22, 1.10 p.m. Kir Douglas Haig reports that south-eastward of Quoant and m tho neighbourhood of Neuvo Chapello and Armeutieres, during the night, successful raids were carried out. Casualties were inflicted on tho enemy and prisoners were secured. Hiwh Commissioner’s Cable. LONDON, June 23, 1.10 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Northwards of Gavrellc we raided tho enemy during tho night taking several prisoners. In the Warnoton neighbourhood more prisoners were taken during a. successful local operation. ior i-oas ward of Yprea Gorman raiders wore repulsed.

GOOD WORK BY BRITISH AEROPLANES

Australian and Now Zealand Cable Association and Router. (Received June 21, 5.3 p.m.) LoM)()jr> Juno 23 Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Wo repulsed raiders eastward of■ enemy leaving several (Lead in our wire entanglements Mo to. k a few wounded men prisoner. An enemy attempt at Guillemont I‘arm in the .me »•*-» r* ■eg-w ?sSr the bad weather we brought down one machine and drove done, six others. Throe of ours are missing. i

BLAZES OF FURY IN THE WEST

SUDDEN BURSTS OF GREAT BATTLE. MONGHY THE SCENE OF ANOTHER BLOODY FIGHT. Australian and Now Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, June 22. Mr Philip Gibbs states tihat the groat battle on tho West front blazes with sudden fnrv at different points. There is always a steady gunfire. In the last'few days Alonchy has become the arena of another bloodj fight, and Bullocomt has again become hot. . . What is a comparatively little show now would have been considered a mg battlo in the Boer War.

BLOODLESS FRANCE AND DYING BELGIUM

DEMANDS OF AIARSHAL VON HINDENBURG. DEPORTEES RETURN WRECKS FROAI SLAVERY. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, June 22. The “Daily Chronicle's” Amsterdam correspondent states that refugees describe tho state of Belgium as economically critical. Tho moral of the population is excellent. The men and women who have returned from German slavery aye permanent wrecks. . , , ~ t-, Marshal von Hindeuburg is quoted as saying: “I want a bloodless ranee and a dying Belgium."

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORTS

CLAIMS OF SUCCESS AND ADMISSION OF LOSSES. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Router. (Received Juno 24, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 22. A wireless German official message states:—We repulsed English advances north-westward of Warnoton. eastward of the Hooplines (three miles north of Armentieres) and south-westward of Lons. The French regained tho sections of the trenches they lost at Vauxaillon after four attacks. Further southward 'their attacks failed. They penetrated our lines on tho ridgo eastward of Oornillet. We captured positions on 400 metres of front of Poehl,Mountain, south-eastward of Moronvillers. (Received June 24. 5.5 p.m.) LONDQN, June 23. A wireless German official message states:—AVc repulsed English, detachments at several points. We stormed a section of the French position southeastward of Filain on. a front of one and a-half kilometres to a. depth of COO metros. Wo maintained tho position_ despite throe violent counter-attacks. French attacks westward of Coruillet and Vausaillon were unsuccessful. Wo have brought down since June 15th twenty-eight enemy aeroplanes and four balloons.

PORTUGUESE KILL OR CAPTURE A WHOLE GERMAN PATROL

Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. (Received June 24, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 23. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The Portuguese killed or captured a whole German patrol southward of Armentieres last night.

EVACUATION OF WESTERN FLANDERS CONTINUES

Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. (Received Juno 5 5 p.m.) ROTTERDAM, Juno 22. Reports from the frontier state that tho evacuation of Western Flanders C ° U Two thousand inhabitants of the coastal region have arrived at Tongrcs. Belgian civilians arc arriving in the eastern in large number®.

DROUGHT IN GERMANY

HARVEST THREATENED WITH RUIN. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Reuter's Telegrams. AMSTERDAM, June 22. Except for occasional violent hailstorms there has been no rain in East Goriuany for eight weeks. The hay is ruined, and the condition of tho grain crops is most serious. The drought is so bad in Bavaria thattho Ministry of Agriculture has ordered that the streams should he dammed, in order that they should inundate the fields. Hail and thunderstorms have devastated the whole area between Brieg and Oidan, in Silesia.

MATERIAL FOR CORPSE FACTORY

GERMAN THOROUGHNESS IN GHOULISH .METHODS. By Telegra.pl!—Press Association —Copyright Published in "The Times." LONDON, June 22. Air Pirrie Robinson, correspondent of “The Times,” states that after the clearing of the wood on the Mcssines front, the AVelsh troops discovered a lot of German corpses, ready packed in bundles, doubtless for transmission to the corpse factory. Tho bundles were carefully made up, and loose arms and legs were stuffed in to make up good weight.