IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 93, 12 January 1918, Page 7

IN THE WEST

ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED

BRITISH AIRMEN ACTIVE

(Rec. January 11, 11.20 p.m.) London, January 11. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The Loudon and the Rifle Regiments successfully raided at three points the trenches south-east of Ypres, inflicting; many casualties and taking a few prisoners. The hostile artillery is active at Bullecourt, Lens, and in the Ypres neighbourhood. Our aeroplanes on V, ednesday bombed the enemy s billets and hutments, aiid used their .machine-guns on the troops in the trenches from a low altitude. Six enemy machines were brought down. Three of our machines are missing; two of them collided over .the. enemy's lines. —Aiis.-N.Z. Cable A ssn -Renter.

GERMAN REPORT ON AIRCRAFT LOSSES.

London, January 10. A' German official report _ states ■— "The enemv's aircraft losses in December totalled 119 aeroplanes, of which 47 fell in our lines. We lost 82 aero-planes."—Aus.-N-.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter.

THE CAMBRAI SET-BACK

A COSTLY AFFAIR FOR THE

ENEMY. London, January 10. Tho "Daily Express" understands that no generals or other officers were sent home in consequence of the German counter-attack at Cambrai. Lno facts wholly contradict the rumours, which have lately been growing fantastic. ~ Nobody is likely to be retired, says the paper, because after the Germans attacked a loosel.v-held section of t in line they got it "hot and .strong, lno British killed and wounded more Germans than any previous day on pa West front. "We killed so many that some of our machine-gunners bccamo phvsicallv sick of killing." • The "Express"- adds that the recent changes at General Headquarters had no connection with the Cambrai ajlair. . [A cable message from London, dated

January 4, stated: "The inquiry into the Cambrai reverse 'hae teen completed. and several officers have been retired from responsible positions."]

THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE

TO COMMENCE WHEN WEATHER PERMITS. (Rec. January 11, 11.20 p.m.)

Paris, January 10,

M. Marcel Hutin, writing in the "Echo de Paris," says that von Woyrsch, who has just been created a Field-Marshal, will command the German offensive, which will commence when the weather permits.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.