THE WESTERN STRUGGLE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 2 August 1916, Page 5

THE WESTERN STRUGGLE.

THE FIGHTING DESCRIBED. Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association v Last ix ight, o'clock.) LU-NDUN, August Ist. Mr Philip. Gibbs, describing Sunday's lighting ni the vicinity of Waterlot Farm, says: "The artillery maintained a. iieavy bombardment in support of the infantry's advance over tfitticult grounds. "Many Germans surrendered in tJl ° ear:y stages. 'i' The Germans' work of digging new trenches east of the LonguevalGuillement road was upset by the Britishers. ' 4 'The Sects initiated a forward movement from Waterlot Farm, which is only a collection of ruined buildings. Leaving at dawn, they reached the first German lines with few casualties; but they found the enemy holding the trench across the railway "line strongly, with the next, trenches east :of the load, which enfiladed the attackers. "The Scots hid in a series of shell craters, where they were attacked by a large force of German machine-guns and were forced to retire to their trenches, our machine-gunners covering the retreat and mowing down many t.f the enemy. . / "Later the Scots, reinforced, practically wiped out a strong force of the enemy bombers and men, carrying munition boxes. "At this time some of the gunners,, sick of' the business, emeiged with their hands up. "The Scots went on to bring them out, "The enemy trenches beyond opened fire, and killed a number at their own men and some of th© Scots. -110.1.1 "Diiriu" - the night the stretcher-bearers found a wounded Scot whom the German patrol left behind because he gave them drink 1 he Germans wished him. good luck, and a safe return to his own lines. FIERCE FIGHTING IN PROGRESS (Australia & N-Z. Cable Association) IReceived Last Night, 6.30 o'clock.) LONDON, August Ist. Dutch reports show that there has been a cessation of big movements of German reinforcements westward, proving that her man-power is now fln the West front. But she is still rushing on guns, hoping to counteract the British superiority in men. . It is estimated that there are seven hundred German .batteries on the Somme front. The fiercest fighting continues. . . ... The spell of hot, clear weather is facilitating air work, in which the "Anglo-French aviators' maintain their superiority. The immediate Anglo-French objetives are Ginchv, Gmllemont and Ma'urepas, screening the township of Oombles, which the Germans have tra tr^;Srea S t of theClory-Combles line will threaten the German position at Pennine, which is still the main object of the luenth """SL* Nrttac is i« i.» "'0 *«*■«, n01 "' J" n,ai ' l The (Jim liy and Combles Woods are strongly organised The Brancienburgcrs have taken a position m the wood after then owiete » «t Of tt. Br—nshells m a governing factor in the W«ing. GERMAN POSITIONS RAIDED 'Australia & N.Z. Cable Association) (Received Last Night, 7 o'clock.) LONDON, August Ist. Genera] Sir Douglas Haig reports that there is no infantry fighting Aviators have made wv-ral /aids, seven tons of bombs being dropped on German positions.. They blew up a train and an ammunition de-ot. ENEMY counter-attacks repulsed ___ 1 ' Australian and N.Z. Cable Association ' (Received La*t Night, 7 o'clock.) PARTS, August Ist. A commuiqm' says: Tile Germans continue their counter-attacks northward of the Somme. W t > repu'sed all attacks on Hem Wood and Mi.nacu -I' arm, with serious losses. . , There are violent artillery duels at I h aiimont and Henry.

GERMANS DIGGING IN

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received This Morning,. 12.05 o'clock.) LONDON, August Ist. Correspondents state that the Germans haw dug many new Tenches behind Guillemont. Among the now guns brought up is a naval eleven incher. , , , , It is believed that oleve-i battal.ons garrison a vital etretcn of a trench about two thousand yard>s near tGudlemont. [The British artillery's toll is therefore correspondingly heavy. Some of the German entanglements are fifty yards deep.