WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 March 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

AN AMERICAN SUCCESS.

Received 8,35.

WASHINGTON, March 15

American troops nave- captureJ two kilometres of trenches at b’adonv filers. AN OFFENSIVE LIKE VERDUN. Received 11.35. LONDON, March 15. Mr, Phillip Gibbs resports that the recent German procedure has been a scries of artillery demonstrations up and down the front for the purpose of keeping up nervous tension, we replying with night raids, where success depends on leadership and expert training and gunning in each raider, and he is convinced it is impossible for the German High Command to cafry out an offensive like Verdun without risking a revolt among the troops.

AEROPLANES BREAK UP PROJECTED ATTACK.

i Received 11.35.

LONDON, March 15,

The United Press correspondent states that on the British front there is fine weather, broken by rain. The airmen are glad of even a few hours’ rest. Since the Ist of March 117 German aeroplanes have been downed. This was in daylight fighting, and night bombing has not ceased. Bombarding in one instance broke up an intended attack, the preparations for which took place in a certain village. British planes in relays bombed the village at 8 o’clock at night until 3 in the morning. The Germans were so badly shattered that the attack was not developed. Artillery is now more active, both at Cambrai and Lille.