HEAVY COUHTER-ATTACKS.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14409, 10 May 1917, Page 1

HEAVY COUHTER-ATTACKS.

CONTINUOUS FIGHTING AT BULLEGOURT.

SGOTS LINKED UP WITH THE AUSTBALMS.

FAVOURABLE FOOD OUTLOOK IN ENGLAND.

SEHSAIIONS PROPHESIED IN GEHMOT.

Eierce fighting lias continued at Eresnoy and Bullecourt. The British were compelled by heavy counterattacks to withdraw from the former village and the adjoining wood. The Scottish troops are in touch with the Australians at Bullecourt. There is considerable artillery activity on the whole of the Erench front. A few counter-attacks proved fruitless. Intermittent artillery and raiding activity is reported from the Russian western front Lord Devonport, the Food Controller, in the House of Lords gave a reassuring review of the food outlook at Home. There are further reports of impending political sensations in Germany.

Tho cablo news in this issue accredited to "The Times" has apoeai*xl in ■•hot journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the " editorial t^.imou of "The Times."