OVERNIGHT CABLES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12063, 18 July 1917, Page 2

OVERNIGHT CABLES

f ; THE FRENCH LINES. * , r " — i-EEAYY GERMAN ATTACKS. !'V ENEMY REPULSED. jfr' ; Austiftliui Kid N.Z. „Cable Association .'ni i'i Renter. •,. LONDON, July 16. f A French communique says:—After a bombardment, the enemy attempted a of coups de main between th-.' CSorame and the Aisne- The attempt tsouth-east of Saint Quentin and west iof Allement failed. An attack by sev'eral detachments on our smnil posts j'gouth of O-orbeny was completely roi pulsed. We progressed south of -Aillep. After a. very violent bombardment in the region of Mont Haut and Teton large forces attacked the. position we captured on July 14. The enemy was in greatly superior numbers, but his efforts against Teton were unsuccessful. He suffered very heavy losses, but was unable to break our lines in obstinate fighting all night long at Mont Haut. The enemy first succeeded in retaking.the greater part of the raptijred ground, but was driven back by our brilliant counter-attack, and ipnlv some portion of the trenches re- ' main in his tands. (Allement is north-east, of Soisson and Corbeny is east of Craonrie. Allies is •west of Craonne- Mom- Haut is in •"West Champagne.)

ENEMY COMPLETELY DEFEATED. LONDON, July 17. A French communique fays: —ln CJiarnpagne the fighting whir-h began during the night nr. Mont Hnut ended With the complete defeat of the. < iertnarj£, who despite violent, efforts, were unable to recapture the ground wo won pn July 14. These attacks were murderous for the enemy, who launched three waves of assault. Our fire mowed 'down two and the third penetrated our lines. After a fierce conrliet until day light, our troops annihilated the detachments and regained possession of all the ground won. Sixteen hundred shells were thrown into liheipia where the artiJkny fire is • pery lively, : ENEMY RErOETS. : FRENCH SUCCESS ADMITTED. Auatriliiin tnd N.Z. Cable Association. Eeuter. LONDON. .July IK. A wireless fierman official message jays:—The French failed to recapture positions lost south of four'econ ; also fruitlessly attacked south of La Bouvelle farm and north-east of Tillery. Some of our trenches in west Champagne remained in the enemy's hands after night fighting. We failed to maintain the trenches recaptured on Hoekherg, ;but reached lines after bitter Ifighting on Hockberg. There was lively artillery fire on the west hank of the Meuse and between the Meuse and the Moselle.