FIGHTING IN THE WEST.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 699, 8 May 1916, Page 8

FIGHTING IN THE WEST.

COMPREHENSIVE OFFICIAL REPORTS. ACTIVITY ON BOTH SIDES. LONDON, May (i. In the legion of Lassigny (south of Roye) we executed a coup de main against the German trenches in the Orval Wood, which enabled us to make prisoners and inflict losses on Ihe enemy. In the Champagne region at Somme-Py our artilery lire damaged a German battery, which was compelled to cease lire. In the Argonne on Friday night a coup-de-main directed against a small salient in the enemy's line on ihe. YinarviPe Road enabled us to penetrate the German trenches and capture prisoners and two machine guns. West of the Meuse the enemy's] bombardment with heavy shells audi suffocating gas shells continued during the night, attaining unprecedented violence in the region of Hill SOU We evacuated a portion of our trenches on the northern slopes,) which had been destroyed or rendered untenable by the enemy's fire. Our batteries replied with ceaseless energy, stopping all attempts by the enemy to advance. In Ihe course! of the night a German attack direct-! Ed against the wood west-north-west of Hill 301 was repulsed with the bayonet. It is confirmed that the attack previously carried out on our positions north of Hill 304 was made by a fresh division, which suffered crush-! ing losses. | The German bombardment is being! continued on our lines between Mori Homme and Cumieres. East of the Meuse there is intense artillery activity in the region of Vaux. j IN THE CAMEROONS. A REIGN OF TERROR. GERMAN BRUTALITY AGAIN. LONDON, May 5. A Nigerian Intelligence officer in the Cameroons reports that in January the Germans promptly murdered natives sympathising with Ihe Allies' without regard to age or sex. This I policy created a reign of terror, but it prevented the Germans from obtaining reliable information of our movements, as the natives would not help them. ,