WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 December 1917, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

MINOR OPERATIONS. Received 10.3 u. LONDON, Dec 12. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made a successful raid last night in the neighbourhood of Pontreet, northwest of St Quentin. We repulsed a local attack north of La Vacquerie. IN THE CAMBRAI FRONT. GERMANS DIGGING IN. LONDON, December 12. Mr. Philip Gibbs writes: There are only palrol encounters on the Cambrai front. The enemy are busy digging cover opposite out new line. We have .the advantage stil, being within" the deeply-dug Hindenburg Line, while the Germans are exposed to our artillery, which does not allow their working parties any rest. Twenty-seven German divisions are massen in the Cambrai sector. All have been engaged in the fighting. The Germans are displaying great aerial activity, bombing our dumps, depots, and fieldworks. We retaliate with great numbers of fighting planes.