EARLIER MESSAGES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17430, 26 September 1918, Page 5

EARLIER MESSAGES

ON THE BRITISH FRONT. SEVERAL LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS. Australian and N.Z. 'Cable Association am' Reuter. LONDON, • September 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Fighting took place to our advantage in the sector eastward of Vermand, where we are progress ing. We successfully repulsed a local at tack northward of Le Petit Priel Farm (west of Le Catelet), taking some prisoners. The enemy attacked our now position/southward of Gavrelle in the nigbtr-iimr. supporting the assault with a bar rage. This attack was completely ro pulsed, our line remaining intact. Wo- slightly improved our position? northward oi Mjaavrsa.

uiucc iw^iuients. «> ";«■ MBM* S'Vo'"nezeele (south of Ypres). *3*23 Mlearpe * ™<*"* 'A WITH THE FRENCH. ARTILLERY AND RAIDING ACTIVITY. LONDON, September 24. L rench communique : There was marked irtulory activity at night-time in the 'wion of St. Quentin and between the \ Units and the Aisne. In the Champagne wo omental two raids in the region of i i Partbt* and near Butt da MesoiL

CLEVER CAMOUFLAGE. ! SMART GERMAN DEVICES. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. NEW YORK, September <24. The Chicago News correspondent at tlio American front states that the Americans captured German material valued at 40 million dollars during the St. Mihiel offensive. The booty included several " fake " German tanks, duplicates of the real tanks, but made of wood, covered with canvas, and fitted with wooden guns. These camouflaged tanks were used in the daytime to make the Allies think that the German forces were moving preparatory to attacking. The Americans also found a place where a picture of an aviation field, with hangars and air \ machines,' hatfcS been painted on the ground to deceive Allied observers. THE TALE MOUNTING UP. MORE GERMAN "KULTUR." AMSTERDAM, September 24. Germany is taking brutal measures to discourage escapes from Belgium. The frontier sentries on Friday killed six suspects, including an octogenarian woman, the victims being done to death with riflebutts and bayonets in order to save ammunition. The Germans on Saturday afternoon stripped 170 Belgians to the waist and publicly flogged them in the market-place, where they left four of them in a dying condition. KAISER ON THE STUMP. COPENHAGEN, September 24. The Kaiser, addressing Austrian officers on the west front, said: " The Americans are saying that they will give France back Alsace-Lorraine. I and my army are sure that you will give the enemy the right reply to his daring enterprise."