THE HINDENBURG LINE.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14587, 14 December 1917, Page 5

THE HINDENBURG LINE.

GERMAN ATTACK AT BULLECOURT.

SHORT SALIENT ENTERED

ENEMY'S LOSSES HEAVY

i ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and llouter.i (Received Dec. 13, 11.20 p.m.) London, Dec. 13. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy ; yesterday morning delivered a strong local attack on a mile front eastward of Bullecourt. They siicceeded on the right in entering a short length of our front trench, which formed a salient, and had been demolished by the bombardment preceding tre attack. At all other points the attack . repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy. The hostile artillery was active in the area of the attack. There was also some activity southward of Lens and in the neighbourhood of Armentieres.