WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 9 February 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

GERMANY CALLING UP ; FLEMINGS

FROM 13 TO 60 YEARS.

Received 8.40

AMSTERDAM, Feb 9

The Telegraaf. states that an order has been issued on the Flemish coast calling up all males from 13 to 60 years of age for military labour.

SIR DOUGLAS HAlG's REPORT.

LONDON, Feb 7.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We raided posts south-east of Queant, killing and prisonering several of the garrison.

We repulsed raiders west of La

Bassee.

S The "eriemy's artillery -is -'active north-west of St. Quentin. East of Monch le Preaux our aeroplanes dropped over a ton of bombs oq(otargets behind the enemy's lines. Two hostile machines were brought down Two of ours are missing.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS,

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We successfully raided east of Armentieres,

taking prisoners,

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

MANY GERMAN ATTACKS RE.

PULSED

LONDON, Feb 8.

A French communique states that an enemy attack at daybreak on a small post north of Craonne was repulsed. The German's" folrcwed up the bombardment whicb?~was reported this morning on theTTght bank of the Meuse and Alsace with three surprise attacks east of Samogneux, on the northern side of Fosses Wood and south of Hartmannsewiler. All attacks were repulsed.