OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1916, Page 5

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

GENERAL HAIG'S REPORT. RAIDS IN THE WEST. ' '] deceived Jan, 20, 9.50 p.m. , London, Jan. 20. General Sixteen of our aeroplanes, c. ««nuary 17, considerably damaged the enemy depot at Le Sars, •'ortii-east of Albert. There were nine:vu air encounters during the day, and five {of the eriemy* were driven down_ We IoK two Aeroplanes. , A party of our troops raided the enemy's trenches north of the river Lys «nd captured soine prisoners. A FRENCH SEPORT. 'h & • (Paris, Jan. 20. , cpnununique states: We cannonade:} trsa'p# moving northwards of Courtcn Chauraes, in ,'Argonne. Owing to two aircraft dropping bombs on Nancy, a Trench, air squadroh dropped twentytwo bombs and damaged the MetzArnaville, railway station. Russia in the Caucasus. , . . _ ; Pefr&grad, Jan. 20. communique reports: In the CaucasJ. i violent; and Unexpected Russian ■.j -irust .dislodged the centre of the Turkish-, army from strong positions, along 4/./ront of hundred verets, between Lalce Toriunghal and the river Charjan'on, northward of Malazghert. The retreat towards the fortified p!aln at Krzcroto degenerated at many points into a panic-stricken flight. Several units. were annihilated, and hundreds of corpses -strewed the road. We have tyjjmpied the town of Keprikey, fifty firsts eastward of Erzeroum. AN AUSTRIAN STATEMENT. 4 (Amsterdam, Jan. 20. . An Austrian communique says: A new flattie jias developed near Toporoutz jrhe enemy made four attacks, but were •Tlfywhere repulsed.