GERMAN THRUST.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 12 July 1917, Page 11

GERMAN THRUST.

IVE COUNTER MADE. (Received Julv 12. 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 11. Sir Douglas Ihig repoits:—The enemy, after a 21 hours" intense bom-j bardiiient delcrminedh attacked on I the Ni.-uport front on Tuesday eveii-j ing. The concentrated ;md heavy nature of the uu-niy's artillery fire: levelled our defences in the dunesj sector near the c<::isl and ihis sec-: tor was isolated by the destruction of Ihe bridges over the Yser. The j cnemv hei e pern ': ah 'I - u: p ■-!!><>:: i j on a 'front of I t:»< ' a:-.!: to a <l i tli of f'HU \ar<ls an i read • ■! th.e ri,?h! bank of* : v ' ■ . : '•::• "- / ere: iv, ;>"■ to a d.-i th I lt-«. l-irfl-,!