THE COMING BLOW IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 122, 9 February 1918, Page 7

THE COMING BLOW IN THE WEST

GERMAN HIGH COMMAND MOVES TO BELGIUM BELGIAN FRONTIER CLOSED Amsterdam, February 7. .. .Field-Marshal yon. Hindenburg and General von Ludcndorff havo moved their headquarters to Belgium fro'm the Rhine region.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn;' . "/ '' The Dutch Press reports that the Belgian frontier has been closed for a month. Tho Germans are building barracks at Aix-la-Chapello capable of bousing 100,000 troops—"The Timos." GERMAN ACTIVITY ON THE BRITISH FRONT SUCCESSFUL AIR ATTACKS BY THE BRITISH. London, February 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "There has been hostile artillery firing 'in the neighbourhood of Havrincourt Wood, south and north of Lens, and in tho neighbourhood of the Mcnin road. Our aeroplanes dropped five tons of bombs on hostile railway stations and sidings, and other targets, and a ton and a half on an aerodrome south-east of Cambrai, and on enemy billets. All our machines returned."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable/Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. February 8, 8.25 p.m.) London, February 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We successfully raided the enemy's lines east of Armentieres, taking prisoners. There is hostile artillery firing at Cambrai and Lens."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. February 8, 10.40 p.m.) j i London, February 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We raided a post south-cast of Qucant, killing or taking prisoner several of tho garrison. We repulsed raiders West of La Bassee. The enemy's artillery is active north-west of St. Quentin and east of Monchy-le-Preux. Our aeroplanes dropped over a ton of bombs on targets behind the enemy's lines. Two hostile machines were brought down. Two of ours are miseing."—Au6.-N.Z.Cable Assn.-Reuter. > . ON THE FRENCH FRONT London, February 7. A French: official communique states: "Tho important railway junction at Saarbruck was successfully bom bed by our air squadron, which was attacked by several groups of enemy aeroplanes. All our machines safely returned."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. • .AN ATTACK IN ALSACE. (Rec. February 8, 9.25 p.m.) London, February 7. A French official communique states: "There is the liveliest reciprocal artillery firing in the Chavigny, Porgny, and Filain region, north of the Aisne, the sector of Samogncux, Hill 344, the right bank of the Meuse, and Hartmanrisweiler (Alsace). After violent artillery preparation the Germans made an unsuccessful attempt to peiietrato our linos at Banholzt, in Alsace, at two places."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ' THREE SURPRISE ATTACKS. (Rec. February 9, 1.15 a.ir.) London, February 8. A French official communique states:—"An enemy attack at daybreak on a small post, north of Craonne was repulsed. Tho Germans followed up the bombardment reported this rnornin g on tho right bank of the Meuse and in Alsace with three surprise attacks, one cast of Samogncux, another on the northern side of Fosses Wood, and a third south of Hartmannswcilcrkopf. All were repulsed."—Aus.-N. Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.