GOOD PROGRESS MADE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 5852, 27 September 1917, Page 5

GOOD PROGRESS MADE.

ANZACS CARRY ALL FIRST OBJECTIVES.

THE OFFENSIVE IN GONNEBEKE REGION.

Press Association. —Electric Telegraph.—Copyright

VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACKS.

SMASHED BY THE BRITISH. GERMAN POSITIONS BOMBED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Ass’n.) London, Last Night. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Under cover of a* thick mist the enemy launched a powerful counter-attack at dawn on our positions on the ridge be_ tween Tower Hamlet and Polygon Wood. It was repulsed on the bulk of the front, but northward of the Ypres-Menin road and southward of Polygon Wood the enemy penetrated our lines ‘for short distances on narrow fronts. Fierce fighting continued during the morning and another heavy counter-attack at mid-day failed to make further progress. Early in the afternoon the enemy was ejected and we re-established our line on the whole front. We attacked the enemy and raided a post, southward of Queant. Four tons ’of bombs were dropped on aerodromes northward and south ward of Rotilers near Cambrai and on an important railway centre eastward of Tournai. We bombed an ammunition dump north ward o'. Cam bra i and enemy billets eastward of Lens. Eight enemy machines were brought down. Four of ours are missing. LIVELY ON FRENCH FRONT. London, Last Night. A French communique says: The artillery struggle is lively in the Hurtebise. Craoime and Bois Chaumes regions. There has been no infantry action. FYencli aviators dropped ten tons of projectiles on railway stations at Oambrai, Luxembourg and Longuyon. THE BERLIN NEW’S. SUCCESS CLAIMED. London. Last Night. A wireless German official report states: We captured French trenches of a width of 400 metres, southward <j r Beaumont. We repulsed several counter-at-tacks and pentratod the enemy’s lines at Bezonvaux Our aviators bom taxi London, Dover. Chatham. Sheerness and Dunkirk, causing fires. A German official report says: "Local infantry encounters on the Menin-Ypres road terminated favourably for us.” ENEMY DIVISIONS DECIMATED. LIMIT TO THE SACRIFICES. London. Last Night,. Mr Phillip Gibbs says Their terrible losses are forcing the German high command to realise there is a limit to the bloody sacrifices demanded of the infantry. Some ten divisions have been withdrawn from the front- line owing to their losses, which have made them worthless until filled from new drafts. The enemv is now relying on heavy random shell fire to check our men. His batteries are on the move getting into new positions further back beyond our observations. Nevertheless, the Germans have heavy guns enough to fling over plenty of heavy stuff BAVARIANS SQUELCHED. ATTACK THE AUSTRALIANS. London, Last Night. Air Murdoch, war correspondent at headquarters, writes: “Prisoners state that the Bavarian division volunteered to take on the Australians, and m consequence were given additional leave and the best food and equipment along with other privileges. They now deeply regret, their rashness. ” He mentions that a Queensland officer captured seventeen Germans single-handed, while a brothor Queenslnndra* threw a bomb, killing four of the enemy and capturing twenty-four others in the same dugout. Tlie secret of tliq success oil the advance was the speed wherewith the men followed ‘he oarrvge. RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND. FEW BOMBS DROPPED London, Last Night. Zeppelins lioverifl over Yorkshire for a considerable, time, the “alleloar” signal being given seven hours after tile first warning. The airships remained at, a great height, and were riot visible 'from the ground. , Aeroplanes crossed the Kent and Essex coasts at various points last, evening. A few bombs were dropped One raider penetrated tar into tile south-eastern outskirts of Lonilon. Two bombs caused twenty casualties. A high official informed the “Daily Express” that London's air do'eiicrs are gnorc efficient He added : “We have stopped the day raids. The time is not far 'distant when the Uuri machines will come n<> more.” <;ENEUAL MAXWEId, KILLED. London Last, Night. Brigadier-General E, A. Maxwell liiiH TThen kilUxl. It, is understood that another son of Mr Bonar Law an officer in the Ely irig Corps, is missing. One son is ill ready a prisoner with the Turks. CHIN EH E R E AI) Y FO R Fl l. A N CF. Washington, List Night.. Definite information ha* reached .administrative circles that China will scud 200. (HK) well-trained troops' to France. There arc* a million Chinese alre.'Cly under arms.

RUSSIANS DENOUNCE KAISER’S REPLY TO POPE.

GERMANY IS NOW SILENT ABOUT CONCESSIONS.

DRAMATIC IN RUSSIA.

TRIAL OF EX-MINISTER. Petiograd, Last Night. The Sukliomlinoff trial concluded with passionate addresses from die txMinister and his wife, both bursting into tears. Sukhiomlinoff declared that his predecessors left the army in a state of chaos, rendering his four year's of office insufficient to re-organise it effectively ; nevertheless, the Russian mo. bilisation was sufficiently effective to, surprise the Germans arid save Paris. He might have been guilty of mistakes, but not of crimes. The jury is considering twelve indictments against Sukliomlinoff and two against his wufe.

GERMANS REPULSED. London, Last Night. A wireless Russian official report says: We repulsed two counter-at-flacks southward of the Pskov high load in the Riga region. ROUMANIANS HOLD FIRMLY. London, Last Night. A Roumanian official report states that on September 23rd the enemy made; two violent artillery attacks with gius accompaniment on the heights north ot Somka. The wind changed ami the enemy was caught by its own gas. The Roumanian infantry repulsed two attacks* in the Munnee sector. The station ait Galatz. which was bombarded on the 21st September, is undamaged. ITALIAN BARRAGE. STOPS AUSTRIANS ADVANCING. London, Last Night. An Italian official report states: The enemy- exploded a powerful mine under our position in the Monte Nero region, and concentrated his artillery on the spot. Our barrage prevented his infantry advancing. FIRE ON BAGDAD RAILWAY. Berne. Last Night. A fire at Haidarshi, the western terminus of the Bagdad tailway. destroyed enormous quantities of war material intended for the enemy’s campaign for the re-conquest of Bagdad. ARGENTINE WAR PLANS. Buenos Ayres. Last Night. Tlie mobilisation is ostensibly due to the strike. A high official admitted, however. that the Government is visualising other necessities. The German Notes have not convinced their legislators or the public. War plans have been completed and commanders appointed. Argentina will take an active part in the war if she is forced into it and two divisions will be sent to Europe. Everything is ready except artillery which tile Allies will supply. PARALYSING STRIKE, GERMAN .MONEY BEHIND IT. New fork. Last Night. The United Press Goi*respondent at. Buenos Ayres reports that the strikers in Argentine number 120,000, and tile railways are tied up. Scores af cities are threatened with famine, and the country is paralysed. It. is believed that German money is being used to assist in financing the strike. Telegraph lines have been out, and the direct cable to the United States is not working. Buenos Ayres. Last Night. The strikers have cut all teilegrapT» and cable lines except those to England. AMERICAN BILLIONS Washington. Last Night, I (m Senate has passed as an urgent, measure an eight billion dollars Deficiency Bill. RESTORATION OF BELGIUM. Rome, Last Night, I lie I ope considers it, impossible to comply with, Germany's request for a peace conference unless Belgium is first freed and restored APOLOGY TO DENMARK. Copenhagen Last Night. .11."’ Foreign Office states that the British Government lias .apologised .or flu' violation of Danish neutrality in connection with the attack on Goi man mine-sweepers on (lie Danish const on September 2nd. WHAT DOES SPAIN MEAN? Madrid Last Night. I iie Spanish Minister m Belgium has been re-called. SWEDISH ELECTION. Stockholm, List Night. The final results of tire Swedish elections are; CoiiNorvn,lives (10, Liberals (X), Socialists !)8, Peasant Organ isntiion 12. The Conservative.* have lost 2C> sen is