THE WEST FRONT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17039, 25 June 1917, Page 5

THE WEST FRONT

UNINTERRUPTED ACTIVITY. . DAT OF BIG THINGS. . Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, June 22. Mr Philip Gibbs states that the great battle on the west front blazes into sudden fury at different points, and there is always steady gunfire. In the last few days Monchy has become the aiena of another bloody fight, while Bullecourt has again become hot. A comparatively little show would bo considered a big battle in the Boer war. GERMAN CORPSE FACTORY. FURTHER PROOF. The Times. LONDON, June 22. Mr Pirrie Robinson, the Times correspondent,'states that after clearing a wood on the Messines front some Welsh troops discovered a lot of German corpses ready packed in bundles, doubtless for transmission to the corpse factory. The bundles were carefully made up. loose arms and legs being stuffed in to make good weight. BELGIUM AND FRANCE. WHAT HINDENBURG WAITS FOR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, June 22. The Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam correspondent states that refugees describe Belgium as in an economically critical situation. The morale of the population remains excellent. Men and women have returned from German slavery permanent wrecks. ( Von Hindenburg is quoted as saying : " I wait for a bloodless France and a dying Belgium." WESTERN FLANDERS. WORK OF EVACUATION CONTINUES. ROTTERDAM, Juno 22. (Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) Frontier reports state that the evacuation of Western Flanders continues. Two thousand! inhabitants of a coastal region have arrived at Tongres, and Belgian civilians are arriving in the eastern provinces in large numbers. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. REVERSES ADMITTED. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. LONDON, June 22. (Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) German official : We repulsed British advances north-westward of'Warneton and eastward of the loop lines south-westward of Lens. The French regained sections of the trendies they lost near Vauxaillon after four attacks. Further southward attacks failed. They penetrated our lines on a ridge eastward of Mont Cornillet. We captured positions on a 400-metre front in Poehl Mountain, south-eastward of Moronvillers. » GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. GAINS AGAINST FRENCH. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. m . LONDON, June 23. (Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) German official: We repulsed British detachments at several points We stormed a section of the French position south-eastward of Filain on a , St. a i kilometre and a-half to a depth of 500 metres, and maintained the position despite three violent counter-attacks I'rench attacks westward of Mont Cornillet and Vauxaillon were unsuccessful. We have brought down since the 15th mst. 28 enemy aeroplanes and four ha.l loons.