THE FLANDERS FIGHTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15340, 1 October 1917, Page 5

THE FLANDERS FIGHTING.

/ - *» GERMANS WITHDRAWING BIG GUNSI - RETREATING TO ANOTHER LINE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. PARIS, September 30. The Petit Journal's correspondent on the British front staes that the enemy are withdrawing heavy guns 'opposite Inverness Copse and Glencorse Wood. The British will soon dominate the long stretch of country Only on©' regaining ridge enables the |h.< v *nemy t/o assemble troops without direct .observation. It is believed a new G'erman line runs from Blan3*enbergh& and Zeebrugge. Civilians have left Hooglede, Moorslede, Dadizeele, and are. leaving Roulers. [Hooglede, Moorslede, and Dadi- \ zeele are about 2 % miles west of the Menin-Roulers railway. The flrst-named is north-west of Roulers and the others south of that town, Dadizeele being directly east of Polygon Wood. J r AN ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED. LONDON, September 30. Sir Douglas Halg reports :-r-There have been no, further counter-at-tacks, infantry encounters were confined to patrols. A stjpng enemy party atempting to approach our lines early this morning eastward pf Polygon Wood was caught by artillery, rifle, and machine-gun fire. Many were killed and the survivors were captured. USUAL GERMAN CLAIMS. German official.—We repulsed attacks north-east of Frezenberg and the Menin road. The enemy still ocupiei the crater pcsitons oh our front line on the Ypres-Passchen-daele road. LONDON, Seeptember 30. Wireless German, official.—We repulsed English local atacks at Zonnebeke. Vve d r ove tfre enemy out of the crater line on the Ypres-Pasachen-daele road. SIB DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPROT. . LONDON, September 30. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We repulsed an attempt to raid at two point son Hill 70, northwest of Lens. We captured a tew Germans,. We also prisonered a few in the patrol ettraqnters in the neighbourhood of tniT Bapaume-Cambrai road. There has been considerable hos- • tile artillery fire at points between •■ the Ypres-Comlnes Canal and St. - Jolien.