COUNTER ATTACKS ON A LARGE SCALE.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14406, 17 May 1917, Page 10

COUNTER ATTACKS ON A LARGE SCALE.

REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS.

G!JAi«5t IN TBE FREKGH HIGH C9MBUBB, ,

SPEECH BY TKE;-BERIIM' OHANCtLLOB.

REFUSAL TO STATE WIiJIMS.

The enemy made a great effort by means of counterattacks to recapture Bulleeourt and the section of the Hindenburg line held by the British east of the village. Pour attack* were unsuccessfully undertaken, the enemy losing heavily. On the Erench front a violent German attack in the Chemin-des-Dames region was broken by artillery barrage, 'i'tie' bombardment continues on the whole front. The Erench and Serbian advance continues in Macedonia, and successful Italian operations on the Isonzo front are reported. General Nivt-lle has been succeeded in the Erench command by General Petain. In the Beicbstig the Chancellor made a statement declining to formulate Germany's war aims or peace terms. He declared that the military situation was favourable.

.The cablo news in this issue accredited to "The Tunes" has appeal od in "'iiuvt' journal, but only where expressly stated is such news tihe editorial -opinion of "The Times."