ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11580, 22 May 1916, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

CONFLICTS AT MOOT HOMME. GERMAN NUMEROUS ATTACKS. SOME ADVANCED ELEMENTS CAPTURED. • ■ .{■! o-» " ’ United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Paris May 21. The Germans after an extremely violent bombardment launched a widespread attack in the whole of the Mort Homme region. They momentarily entered our first line to the eastward but were driven out with heavy losses. After a series of deadly and fruitless assaulls to the westward and on the northern slopes ot Mort Homme the Germans occupied some elements of an advanced trench, Some contingents reached our second line but were then caught by a violent fire from our guns and retreated in disorder, leaving numerous dead.

ENEMY LINES CAPTURED. SOME PRISONERS TAKEN. Paris, May 21. A communique says: A coup de main enabled us to penetrate the enemy’s lines north west of Ville-sur-Tonrbe. The occupants of the trench were killed or taken prisoners.