FURIOUS FIGHTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1917, Page 5

FURIOUS FIGHTING.

ON THE NEW BATTLE FRONT. DARING BRITISH RAID. Reecived Nov. 28, 8.25 p.m. London, Nov. 27. A correspondent at headquarters reports as follows: There have been attacks and counter-attacks on the new battle front. We hammered away early in tho morning into the northern portion of Fontaine village, between Bourlon and Cambrai. Attacking from the direction of Bourlon Wood we drove the Prussians, by bayonets and bombs, into the southern half , of the village. During the attack a daring English raid on Bourlon village succeeded in rescuing a party of officers and men who had been isolated there during the night. A Prussian attack from the village against the wood was completely cut up by machine-gun Are.

WHY GERMANY ATTACKED I.TALY. RELENTLESS SAPPING OF GERMAN MAN POWER. BRILLIANT BRITISH STRATEGY. Received Nov. 28, 5 5 p.m. London, Nov. 27. The communique from the Allies shows that the relentless sapping of German man-power on the West front transcends the territorial Rains. Germany attacked Italy hoping to divert enough AngloKrench forces to prevent further offensives, and that continued attacks would eventually result in softening, the enemy's front lino. It characterises the British strategy at Oambrai as daringly conceived and brilliantly executed. Italy's steady resistance is intimately connected with the Camhrjii victory. Italy's morale is daily improving.