OVERNIGHT CABLES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 2

OVERNIGHT CABLES

] FlffißS BATTLE. BEITIBH FRONS. ]&wt**liu 'tui THJZ. Cable Association »nd Renter. " '* LCuTbON, August 11. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—This mornings attack of Ypres was on & front, of two miles south, of "the YpresEoul'erA railway. On the right heavy fighting occurred for the high ground astride the Yptres-Menin road, and some progress was made. Fighting continues. In the centre and left, overcoming the X-08Mtance, w© gained the whole of our Objectives, and Westhoek and West•bbek Ridge are completely ours. We established ourselves in Glencorse Wood and inflicted heavy casualties. There was great aerial activity. Our rifle and artillery fire beat back six assaults for possession of th ft important ground captured east of Ypres. After fierce fighting all the positions were maintained. "VVe gained ground in the neighbourhood af-the Ypres-Menin road and raided trenches south of Armentieres.

Mr Philip Gibbs writes There was Heavy fighting in the morning southeast of Westhoek, after a night-lortgj artillery fire. Later the fighting was more difficult, ae the rearward machineffina took advantage of a check caused to our troops by a wire tangle in the woodß. "We_gained the main points attacked on the left, and indeed more, for our men impetuously advanced too far and had to be recalled* On our right the fighting was more desperate, and less progress was made. ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS. LONDON, August 12. sir Douglas Haig reports:—The anomy re-attacked in the morning our new portions north of the YpresMenin road and pressed us back slightly. We gained ground on the right, tank of the Stenbeck, in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Stadem railway. There was intense aerial activity and severe fighting by large formations all day long. "We downed'sixteen enemy machines, and twelve of ours are missing.

NATAL AIR RAIDS. rf.uitr»liKJ and N.Z. Cable Association and Boater. LONDON. August 11. The Admiralty reports:—Naval airmen dropped several tons of bombs on the Ghistelles aerodrome, the Zuidwege railway sidinfes, and Thourcuu railway junction, on Thursday night. Dense clouds of smoke were cattsed at Zuidwege. The machines also attacked by gunfire the railway junction afl Thourout- We bombed an aerodrome at Sparappelhoek on Friday. The machines aft returned safely.

THE GERMAN VERSION. Hbertl&a end N.Z. Cable Association and > Keuter. LONDON, August 11. A wireless German official message jay 8 >— Yesterday strong English attacks were delivered on an eight kilometres front between Frezenberg and Hollebeke. The first broke our line, "but a counter-attack ejected the enemy near Westhoek after a bitter struggle. "We downed nineteen aeroplanes on the west front. THE FOURTH YEAR. SER DOUGLAS HAIG'S MESSAGE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, August 12. Sir Douglas Eai&, in a message to all overseas Governments, says:—Our armies, drawn from every part of the Empire, will bring to the fourth year steady confidence, justified by past achievements, and unfaltering resolution. They will fight until the enemy is overthrown.