IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 78, 26 December 1917, Page 5

IN THE WEST

BRITISH ADVANCED POSTS DRIVEN IN NEAR YPRES-STADEN RAILWAY London, Deoember £3. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"Under cover of a heavy barrage yesterday afternoon the enemy made a local attack near tho Ypres-Staden railway, and diovo in our advanced posts for a short distance on a front of seven hundred yards. The hostile artillery is active at Gholuvelt and Poelcapclle'.", —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ENEMY RAIDS "DRIVEN" OFF. ' (Rec. December 25, 11.30 p.m.) London, December 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"We diove off attempted raids to the southeast of Epehy, in the neighbourhood of Mor.chy-le-Prenx, and westward of La Bassee,"—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reu-ter. ■ , ■

ON THE FRENCH FRONT London, December 23. A French communique states:—''The artillery is active at various places, including the Thur and Doller regions in Upper Alsace."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 24. A French communique states:— "There is reciprocal artillery activity ou the right bank of the Meuse and in the Mort Homme region. Aeroplanes last night droppecl forty bombs on Dunkirk.' ■ One civilian was killed and three wounded."—itus.-N.Z. Cable Astu.-Reuter. ' A HUNDRED AIR FIGHTS EIGHTEEN GERMAN MACHINES DESTROYED. (Rec. December 25, 11.45 p.m.) London, December 24. A French communique "From December 21 to December 23 thera were a hundred air fights, mostly over the enemy lines. Eighteen enemy aeroplanes were brought down, ten on fire or destroyed By ffie crash. We dropped 18,000 kilogrammes (about 35 tons) of bombs on railway stations, munition works, cantonments, and military buildings."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asm) .-Router.

ENEMY AERODROMES BOMBED. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 24._ The Admiralty reports:—'"Our aircraft last night dropped six -ions of bombs on Saint Denis-AVestrem, Mariakerke, and Mostacker aerodromes. All the machines returned.' , —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.