LATE WAR NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12408, 28 August 1918, Page 6

LATE WAR NEWS.

THE BRITISH FRONT. FURTHER SUCCESSES. Australian and K.'i. C&bl* AaaoclaUoa, (Received August 28, 12.40 p.m.) N.BW YORK, August 2". The British hare captured Fobourg-de-Poronne (south-east of B a pan me) and Mavicourt. INFANTRY BATTLE. EXCELLENT PROGRESS. Router’s Telegrams. (Received August 28,11.<40 a.m.) LONDON, August 27, Router’s correspondent at tiro British Headquarters stales: —Until Sunday night it is estimated that tho enemy had been forced to use at least seventy divisions between tho Scarpe nud tlio Aisno since August 8. Two thousand prisoners and some guns were captured os a result of yesterday's extension of the batilcfront to tho northward by tho attack behind Arras. Our progress was excellent, considering tho difficulties of tho ground, and tho casualties wore of the’ lightest. A lew tanks co-opeiated, 'but perhaps it partook more of the character of an infantry battle than any in tho recent fighting. Northward of tho Scarpo wo merely adjusted our flank. In the course of this operation tho Highlanders occupied tho famous Rectix chemical works.. Tho enemy has withdrawn into the wooded contours eastward of Alonohy-le-Preux, where ho is stiffening his resistance in favourable defensive country, especially in Sart Wood and “ Jigsaw.” Wood. 1 Meanwhile ho is now well eastward of the Suzannet/appy lino, while northward of the river he has entered Vaux Wood. Tho enemy is still in Thilloy, and is reported in considerable strength east of Bapaumo and ’along the Cambrai road. It js understood that at *1.45 this morning some Britishers attacked near tho Sotnme, but details are at present unavailable. VOYAGE IK SUBMARINE, A ROUND TRIP. Atuiralia* and N.2. Cable Aaaoaiatloa, (Received August 28, 11.20 a.m.). ' ; AMSTERDAM, August 27. Tho Sheik of tho Scnussi and his suite performed the voyage from Tripoli to Poia in a German submarine. They visited Vienna and aro proceeding to Constantinople. THE BIG GUN. A COSTLY WEAPON. ■ Australian anti N.Z. Came Association. (Received August 28, 12,40 p.m.) ’ LONDON, August 27. Air Gordon Gilmour, writing, says: —ThV fifteon-inch gun among tho Australians’ spoils is a costly weapon, with an immense stool emplacement on lop of concrete. It had its own electric-power plant in tho vicinity, but , the gun barrel was cracked tho entire length, apparently by a premature burst; and tlio gun had not'been used for some time. COUNTER-ATTACKS REPELLED. A. Hid N.Z. Cable Association and Router. , (Received August 28, 12,40-p.m.) T/ONDON, August 27 (4.30 p.m.), A French communique states;— South of tho Avro this morning we inour progress in tho’region of bt Mard, after repelling several conn-ter-attneks. . During yost-orclay "vro look 1100 prisoners, including thirtysix officers. Between the Oise and the Atsne the German counter-attack, west of Ohavigny, failed. Wo adour lino twelvo hundred metros °t .Bagncaux. There was lively oiMlemng.in’ tho night time between >lic Ailotto and tho Aisne. ITALY’S WAR. BRITISH RAID POSITIONS. A., and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. (Received August 28, 12.40 p.m.) , , .. LONDON, August 27. official message states:— The British, postward of Asiago, raid®d P°?R lon s-;ahd overcame tho carrison. they took 270 prisoners. ALL® AIR BAIRS, EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS. A y^ ad N-Z. Cable Association and Reuter. M(Receivcd„August 28, 12.40 p.m.) A nvi . 3 j /O^P N > 27. A Bntish Admiralty report says:— , Between August 19 ami 25 aeroplanes, co-operating with tho Navy dropped twenty-seven tons of bombs on docks and aerodromes Mu Belgium direct hits were secured on a subrual me .shelter at Bruges, and two largo explosions occurred, and big fires were caused at tho flocks. Thp enemy shipping and land batteries also wore attacked. We dcstioyed five machines drove down five others. Four British machines arc missing, IN ALBANIA. AUSTRIAN RECAPTURES. A md N.Z, Cable Association and Reutei. (Received August 23, 12.40 p.m.) ■ LONDON, August 27. r . Ampnan official message states: . IT-r-ft aHIa IVG roca ! )turc<l Fiores and