IN THE WEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1917, Page 1

IN THE WEST.

Official Reports. (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, Jan. IS. A French communique reports the usual artillcrying and trench ordinaue--11 ing on the whole front., n LONDON. Jan. is. 11 General Sir Douglas Haig reports: This morning .after a heavy bom- '» barclinent, we occupied a line of posts h northward of Bcauconrt and Francre. Our whole objective was gained on a frontage of six hundred yards with " few casualties. Our observation in th's areas is now considerably improved. b Our artillery barrage this afternoon 0 broke up a counter-attack with heavy losses. The position is now being consolidated. 13 We conducted in the neighbourhood of Lens important raids with complete r . success. German positions southward of Cite, Calonnc. and westward of Lens -were entered late on Tuesday under cover or a heavy bombardment. We reached the support line, and bombed and desl troyed dug-outs.- inflicting many casue alties. Our losses were small, r The Canadians at daylight. to-day successfully raided north-cast of Cite t and Calonno. and entered enemy trenches on a front of seven hundred yards by a depth of three hundred to the second lino. Heavy losses weie inflicted on the enemy and all dugouts completely wrecked. Our artillery and t machine guns co-operated very effees tively. Our casualties were slight, e .