WAR NEWS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 March 1918, Page 3

WAR NEWS.

MONDAY,

Fighting in Flanders—British and

Belgian Success—Enemy Attacks Repulsed—Peace Forced on Roumania—Air Raids on London and Paris. Sir Douglas Haig reports the repulse of a determined enemy attack on the Ypres sector, south of Houlthulst Forest. The enemy assailed the lines on a mile front, f making down under the British but on a 500-yard ctor, where the British advance posts were pressed back a short distance; Yorkshire troops, in a -counter-attack, completely reestablished the line, driving back the enemy 300 yards beyond- the original British positions. An extensive enemy attack against the Belgians, north of Nieuport, was completely repulsed after severe fighting. Messages from Jassy state that the Roumanians concluded peace with the.Central Powers under a threat of having their country divided between Bulgaria and Hungary. An air raid was made upon London. Two machines out of eight reached the city, and dropped bombs, 11 people being killed and 46 injured. Another air raid on Paris is reported. One raiding machine was brought down.

TUESDAY Air Force Active—Stuttgart Heavily Bombed—Attack on Aerodromes— Progress on Euphrates — Turks Withdraw from Hit. Sir Douglas Haig reports a particularly - successful attack upon three enemy aerodromes by a large number of British aeroplanes. On the return journey the attacking machines used their machine-guns effectively against infantry formation. Over a ton of bombs we|e dropped upon motor works, munition factories, and the railway at Stuttgart, capital of the Duchy of Wurtenr burg, with good results. Successful raids in the neighbourhood of Cambrai and St. Quentin are reported by Sir Douglas Haig. The enemy artillery is showing great activity at and south of the Ypres sector. Correspondents at the British headquarters describe the breakdown of the German attacks in, the Ypres salient on Friday as having been complete. The storm troops w ( ere badly shaken by the barrage, which at Polderhoek make effective assembly impossible.

The British forces in Mesopotamia have occupied Hit, 70 miles beyond Bagdad, without opposition.

WEDNESDAY^ Western Fighting—Many German Raids—Growing Clamour of Guns —Skirmishes in MacedoniaPrince Lvoff in Far East—Pursuit of Turks Continued.

The successful repulse of several enemy raids is reported by Sir Douglas Haig. The most ambitious, made on a front of 1000 yards on the Passchendaele sector, was severely broken with heavy enemy losses. Marked increase in artillery activity has been shown on the whole line, the thunder of guns rising to a clamorous uproar.

A renewal of activity in Macedonia is reported. British forces raided an enemy post on the Struma front and annihilated the garrison.

The reappearance of Prince Lvoff, Premier in the first provisional Cabinet, is reported from Petrograd. He is stated to be forming a new Government in Eastern Siberia, and to be awaiting assistance from Japan. The Bolsheviks are preparing to resist the new movement.

A substantial advance has been made north of Jerusalem, progress being made on a front of 13 miles to an average depth of from two to three miles.

THURSDAY

Allies and japan—No Request for Military Aid—Negotiations Proceeding — Rapid Advance in Palestine— Niagara's Escape from Raider. The Japanese Foreign Minister told the House of Representatives that the allies had not requested to intervene in Siberia, y^^. that an exchange of views 1 was proceeding. ' A further advance north of Jerusalem, astride the Nablus "Road, is reported. Two of the crew of the Wairuna who have reached London, describe the capture of the vessel near the Kermadec Islands, her dismantling and subsequest sinking. The Wolf was in deperate straits for food and coal, and occupied 16 days in stripping the captured ship. They stated that the Wolf nearly waylaid the Niagara on two oocasiuns, but intercepted wireless messages warned her that cruisers were in the vicinity.