THE WEST FRONT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12067, 24 July 1917, Page 5

THE WEST FRONT.

NO IMPORTANT ENEMY MOVES

GERMANS SUFFERING GREAT

"WASTAGE

"BLOOD FLOWS IN A STEADY

STREAM."

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received .Ink 24. 9 n.m.) LONDON, July 23.

Mr Gibhs says thai since the Gormnn thrust at l.embaortzydt' on July 10 there have boon no important, aetion* on the British front, but. many raids and minor aotivities, and shilling sometimes ol" groat violence about Lens, Vpros and closo to the coast. File >noniv is suffering groat wastage ot lion. A single division which wont, to Lens has boon burying eighty Germans ilailv for sovornl wooks. Blood flows in n steady stream from tlifi Germans at. Wons. The Germans retaliate by sholl'ng Wyts< diaoto, Messinos, Armentioros ind Loos, but tho bombardment doos lot reveal any definite purpose. The jnem.y pours out. gas shells, and wo retaliate with gas clouds, wnio'n creep into the German craters and trenches and kill any man talcing breath. The. enemy indulged in a particularly ferocious bombardment to-day between Lombaertzydo and N ion port, using many gas shells. They are apparently doubtful when tho next blow will fall, and are trying to do as much damage as possible before it happens, tvhen their heavy guns must hurry back. a 6 at Wytschaeto and Messines. A GERMAN VIEW. " The Time 3 " Service. (Received July 24, 9 a.m.) LOXDOX, July 213. Discussing the dunes battle, General ron Ardenno writes in the TagebJatt " that the English meant to make Nieuport a starting point for an advance upon Ostend and Zeebrugge, which aro the bases of the submarines and a thorn in the British flesh. Tho loss of tho bridges on the Yser spoilt the plan for the next great attack. They intended on the left uing, under shelter of tho, fleet, to envelop the German right. General von Ardenno forecasts that the British will proceed with their plans despite the partial failure, remarking that the tremendous artillery lire and other signs indicate a great English attack shortly.

SUCCESSFUL NIGHT ATTACK

NUMBER OF PRISONERS TAKEN

The High Commissioner reports : LONDON, July 23, 2 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— Southward of Avion a successful local operation was carried out during the night. Our objectives wero reached with little loss. A number of prisoners were taken. Fifty-ono have already been brought in.

ENEMY RAIDED AND BOMBED.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association ani

Beuter (Received July 24, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 23,

Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We carried out a successful local operation southward of Avion, and reached our objiective with littlo loss. We raided and bombed dugouts southward of Havrincourt, and in tho neighbourhood of Bullecourt and Holleseke.

we repulsed raids at Lombaertzyde md south-eastward of Loos.