War News.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 44, 8 June 1917, Page 6

War News.

THE BRITISH FRONT. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. LONDON, JUNE 3. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We suecessfully raided a number of occupied dugouts southward of Yprcs. There is considerable artillery activity south-eastward of Epehy, on doth banks of the Scarpe, and in the Pyres sector. Long distance bombing raids by aeroplanes on Wednesday had good results against ammunition depots and railway stations The enemy artillery is active against our positions at Bullecourt Vimy village. There is nothing to report of interest. Sir Douglas Haig reports that during May we took 3412 prisoners and captured a Held gun, eighty machine guns, and 21 tench mortars. EXCHANGE OF ARTILLERY FIRE. VALUABLE BRITISH AEROPLANE WORK. LONDON, JUNE 3. Sir Douglas Haig reports reciprocal artillery fire lasting all day at different points. it. Much valuable aeroplane work has been done, and seven enemy machines were brought down. THE FRENCH SECTOR. TOLL OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT. LONDON, JUNE 3. A French communique says: North of Laffaux mill, after a lively bombardment, the enemy obtained a footing at some points in our advanced trenches. A counter-attack to a large extent ejected them. The artillery duel continues here. We repulsed several attacks against Hill 304. , , , The enemy at night violently bombarded our first lines north of Laffaux mill, Californio Plateau, and Chcveux Wood. , Between May 17th and 31st we desstroyed 32 enemy aeroplanes and 57 others were seriously damaged and probably sent down in their, own lines. ANGLO-FRENCH CAPTURES. LONDON, JUNE 3. A French communique says:— Lively artillery lire is proceeding at Lafaux Hurtobise, and Craonne. Since April 16th the French and British have captured over's2,ooo Germans, including 1000 officers, and an enormous quantity of, material, including 446 heavy and field guns, 1000 machine guns, and numerous trench guns. \ ITALIANS GAINS. MASSED ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. LONDON, JUNE 3. An Italian official message says:— There is increased artillery activity m some sectors. We repulsed attacks at Vodice, southward of Graaiona, and northward of Tivoli. Wo made a surprise attack southward of Castagnavizza, and advanced our lino 400 metros on a front of two kilometres. Mased enemy attacks at Hills 503 and 552, in the Vodice area, last night, completely failed. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. EQUIVALENT TO NINE DIVISIONS LONDON, JUNE 3. Reuter’s Headquarters correspondent states that between April 15th and May 24th the French captured 31,829 prisoners, of whom 28,045 were unwounded, making captures in the past eight weeks, total of over 75,000, equivalent to a boyonet strength of nine divisions as the enemy divisions are now constituted. , Estimating the killed and seriously wounded at twice the number of prisoners, the Germans on the Aisne-Cham-pagne front have lost during the period mentioned on an average a regiment daily, but in reality their losses are far heavier, since, according to their own computation, the are much more numerous than the prisoners, and the proportion of wounded to killed cannot be put at less than four to one. THE RUSSIANS. BATTLE REPORTED TO BE IN progress. LONDON, Juno 2. A Russian official message says:— Near Revansir, north-westwards of Kermanshah, 1000 Kurdish horsemen attacked us. A battle is in progress upon enemy organisations, including several explosions in artillery dump* and fortifications. BLACK SEA FLEET ACTIVE. 147 SUPPLY SHIPS DESTROYED. LONDON, June 3. A Russian official message says; The Black Sea P’toet, cruising off the Anatolian coast on May 29th, destroyed munition depots, barracks, factories, and other establishments at Shekirog j, Samsua, Ovcoaic, and Ordeh. It destroyed 147. sailing ships laden with suppliers, and brought two schooners to Trefciaond- .