WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 December 1917, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

NEW ZEALANDERS MENTIONED IN GENERAL HAIG’S DESPATCHES Received 8. 35. LONDON, Dec 28. The names of 170 New Zealanders are mentioned in Haig's despatches of the 7th November. NOTHING TO REPORT. Received 8.35. LONDON, December 28. Sir Douglas Haig has nothing to report. ENEMY CONCENTRATIONS DISPERSED. ON THE FRENCH FRONT. Received 8.35. . .. ... .LONDON, December 28. L )! communique, states, that -a-right measure; of-.-artillery . activity, cofitinjjgs, most-,^marked,;,atoUaurieres Wdqd, u and iQuk batteries ’ caUghtr tqjjcmy. -tr o ops ;> a northward of .Bezonyaux and. dispersed,them, ■with heavy losses, : . t d n; r >:■; .

«: ' THE GERMAN WAY. FLEMISH CHILDREN’S PREDICA- - ; -- ■' ' MENT. AMSTERDAM, Dec 27. The schools at Ghent are closed for lack of coal. Scholars'*' over fifteen years of age are given the choice of following ; a course, at the Flemish German University; in, Ghent,. ..or,military service ,in Flanders .for five-marks per day. $ If :thoyv.refuse,, .they are to be sept to France .to -work in the trenches without pay. ' VIOLENT ATTACKsIbY GERMANS LONDON, December 28. French comunique:i—An artillerystruggle continues north of Caurieres Wood. The Germans attack yesterday was very violent. After powerful artillery preparation they threw two battalions into the assault. In the second attempt they reached our position, but were driven out. A number of corpses testifies to the heaviness of the enemy losses. GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS. LONDON, December 28. Wireless German official: —We stormed two first line trenches northwest of Bezonvaux to a breadth of 900 metres. We blew up shelters and trenches and returned acvcording to orders. IN FLANDERS LONDON, December 28. Wireless official:—There was lively fighting south of Houlst Wood, on the north bank of the Lys and in the neighbourhood of Moeuvres and Marcoing. EXPLOSION AT ROULERS. BRITISH AIRMEN’S FINE WORN. AMSTERDAM, Dec 27. The “Telegraaf” reports that bombs dropped by British airmen resulted in the devastation of the station yard at Roulers. It caused a terrific explosion of an ammunition train, killing many Germans and a number of Belgians I who were working as forced labourers j in the yard. The atmospheric dis- J turbanee caused by the explosion also brought down a B'ritisher.