A WEEK'S FIGHTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 9

A WEEK'S FIGHTING.

dERMAfrV'fe NET GAINS. TWO MILES IN ON 7-MILE FRONT. LONDON, May 4. - The high Britidh military authority m his weekly review, said that the result of the fighting since the resumption of the offensive m the north was that the gained about two miles along a front of s&Ven, including Kemmel, enabling him to establish" his ■ rigjit flank on si line of heights from Kemmel to Wylschaei'e.'" Hence the crfemy right is rib'w fairly secure. This gives ; advantages to the enemy for ■ his "further attacks northwards, ;is Kemmel domiri ates the whole British lino m that vicinity. We have got to regard operations "from tlie viewpoint of ecbnoniy of ineii, and the-; results ;.;pf the past week, on the .whole, are satisfactory. The enemy iis'e'd 'oil ; the Northern front 35 fresh "divisions, although he possesses v large number of divisions recovering and able to be used m future. • A comparison of the staying power of the two armies is difficult, but the facts show m our favor, and a. continuance of the enemy's Northevi) offensive must" inip^air his bhahbes of ' success on tue Somnie front. His main aim is still tlie separation of the British and French armies. • : ■■..,' The enemy is now saying . that the Australians are taking a much greater share of the fighting than . the British. This is quite untrue. There are 31 British divisions, each of which has lost more heavily shice. March 21 than all the five Australian divisions put together. .-.:'.: The enemy , is also, repqrtjng .dissensions between the Trench and, "British, which, iahjs are without foundation am\ aibsphitely untrue. Another .story {s Uiat Mackensen is \pn the Western front with 600,000 men. ' , ! THE BOGEY-MAN M ACEENSEN. Mkckeii'seh is a bogey-irtfin. fHe is not oil t|v4 West front at all! " His army 'of 6pO,iDop does libt exist:' Pqssibly _ the enehiy wpiuld increase hi's^ array' ".',Jn ' tlie West; but !tp the iiuniber 6f his divisions 'would je^tyVsly ;inipaii'- his 4fei]iity t^Vmai^tain iho number of divl- : sioM's 'm ihe fieldin France. . . It is move likely that he will use Ids surplus from Russia as drafts for divisions nofr -m iH'e'field.'Thfe ; enemy how has r aiipisOxima!trely 205 divisions. ■, A .'most empliatic denitfl is given to the , German, Jies : that the British are <?sing : soft-nosed bullets. . . ,' The situation 6f. the TUrks m Palestinef is ' described as pi'ecaHous. Generail Allenby's adivance; 'with the 'exception of, one' xinfortunate incidentj.; has. beeh completely , successful. -.".