THE DAY'S FIGHTING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17065, 18 August 1917, Page 5

THE DAY'S FIGHTING.

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT,

Received August 18. 12.45 a.m. LONDON, August 17.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: An Allied attack was delivered this morning on a front of nine miles, northward of the Ypres-Menin road and was continued all day in tlie face of strong resistancce. The/French on our left advanced astride the Zuydschoote-Dixrnude road and 'cleared a tongue of land between the Yser Canal and Martjevaart. They captured the bridgehead at Driegraschenten.

The British in the centre rapidly captured their first objectives. They carried Langemarch after heavy fighting, advanced half a mile beyond and established themselves in the German trench system, the day's final objectives. /

There was fierce and continuous fighting on the right for the high ground to the northward of the Menin road. The enemy repeatedly made heavy counter-attacks and pressed us back from part of the ground won earlier. Our artillery broke in the evening counter-attacks in this neighbourhood. Eighteen hundred prisoners from this attack have been already brought in.

We made fresh progress eastward of Loos. We hay prisoner ed 896 since yesterday on this' front.

Aeroplanes effectively- co-operated yesterday and machine-gunned counter-attacks. We' brought down twelve and drove down four machines. Three of ours are missing. Excellent aeroplane "work was done to-day. .' * ' ■