In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 20, 17 August 1917, Page 5

In the West

MERCILESS VIOLENCE OF BRITISHERS’ ASSAULT. TRUE BULL-DOC TENACITY. 'Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. : ; (Received 11.15 a.in.) :* ' Paris, August 16. ‘ Xe Matin says that the Britishers’ impetuous assault was the most violent witnessed for ten mouths’ past. ■The merciless violence of the fight and its swiftness explain the small number | captured".” The few prisoners, who were. completely exhausted and deJprelsikl’, belonged to the old classes, many having been invalided early in the war. 1 FALL OF LENS IMMINENT. ■ hi': I Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.50 a.m. . . 'Paris, August IC. The Petit Journal says that if the British atta*fks north of Lens are continued, the fall of Lens is imminent.

BRITISH BATTLING THROUGH. I and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Reuter. Press Assn.—Copyright.—Austrian (Received 1.30 p.m.) London, August 1(3. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Allies in the morning again attacked on a wide front east and north of Ypres, and there was heavy fighting. Wo are progressing at all points, despite stubborn. resistance. We repulsed three more counter-attacks last night against new positions on the Lens batllefront. Our artillery broke up a concentration near Cite St. Auguste. TRAIN LOADS OF WOUNDED GERMANS. lian and N.Z. Cable Association. Press Association—Copyright. , (Received 9.20 a.in.) Amsterdam, August 10. Twenty to thirty train-loads of wounded are traversing Liege daily for Germany.

ALLIED PROGRESS REPORTED. FRENCH AND BRITISH KEEP PACE. The High Commissioner reports:— London, August 1(3 (1.5 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Eastward and northward of Ypres at 1.45 a.in. the Allies again attacked on a wide front with heavy lighting. Progress was made at all points, despite stubborn resistance of the enemy. On the Lens battle-front, three more enemy counter-attacks during the night were repulsed. At Cite, St. Auguste, our artillery broke up the enemy ..concentration. A French official report states;— Our troops in Belgium are keeping pace with the British, am! have captured their, objectives, including Steusbeck.