ENEMY ASSAULTS IN CHAMPAGNE SMASHED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12063, 18 July 1917, Page 5

ENEMY ASSAULTS IN CHAMPAGNE SMASHED.

BRITISH CAPTURE HUH STEAMERS, POLITICAL CIVIL WAR IN GERMANY, HOW KQRNILOFF OUT-MANOEUVRED BOTHMER THE BRITISH ON THE WEST FRONT HAYK GAINED GROUND SLIGHTLY NEAR WARNETON. A RAIDING PARTY ON THE NIEUPORT SECTOR, CLOSE TO THE COAST, HAD A SHARP AND SUCCESSFUL FIGHT WITH ENEMY TROOPS. GERMAN ATTACKS IN THE CHAMPAGNE REGION WERE BROKEN BY THE FRENCH FIRE, AND SATURDAY'S GAINS ARE MAINTAINED INTACT. ON THE LEFT RANK OF THE MEUSE ALL THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ENEMY ON JUNE 28-29 HAVE BEEN RECAPTURED. THE BRITISH NAVY HAS CAPTURED FOUR GERMANMERCHANT STEAMERS IN THE NORTH SEA. TWO OTHERS WERE BADLY DAMAGED BY GUNFIRE. A MESSAGE FROM PETROORAD DESCRIBES THE TACTICS BY WHICH GENERAL KOHNILOFF WAS ENABLED TO DEFEAT THE AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMY IX G ALICIA AND OPEN THE WAY TO LEMBERG. A REPORT FROM ROME DESCRIBES ITALIAN AERIAL ACTIVITY IN THE ADRIATIC. THE AUSTRIAN PORTS OF TOLA AND DURAZZO HAVE BEEN BOMBED. THE SITUATION IN GERMANY IS DESCRIBED AS A SORT OF POLITICAL CIVIL MAR. THE CROWN PRINCE'S ASCENDANCY IS BELIEVED TO PRESAGE THE RETIREMENT OF THE KAISER. THE ACCESSION OF DR MICHAELIS TO THE CHANCELLORSHIP IS DESCRIBED AS A PAN-GERMAN VICTORY.

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