WESTERN CAMPAIGN.
INTENSE ABTTLLERYTNG. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reuterv Rieceireidr 0.45 a.m!, Dejc. 29th. LONDON, Dec. 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports—Artillerying is active, north of St. Quentin, in the neighbourhood of Arras, and east of Ypres. German attacks ( on french front'. enemy. losses. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Router. Revived 7 p.m., Deo. 28th. LONDON, Dec. 27. French, communique.—The artillery struggle continues north of Gaurieres Wood. German attacks yesterday were very violent. After powerful artillery preparations they threw two battalions into the assault, and in a Becond attempt reached our position, •but were driven out. The number of corpses testifies to the heaviness of the enemy losses. 1 GERMAN REPORT. Admiralty.—Per Wireless Press. German official. —Lively fighting occurred south of Oulit Wood on the north bank of the Lys, and in the neighbourhood of Moeuvres and Marcoing. We stormed the two first trenches north-west of Rezonvaiix, on a breadth of nine hundred metres, blowup shelters and returned, according to
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Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16429, 29 December 1917, Page 7
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162WESTERN CAMPAIGN. Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16429, 29 December 1917, Page 7
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