WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS. PROTEST BY SWEDES. Received Jan. 17, 5.5 p.m. Stockholm, Tan. 1(5. One hundred and sixty prominent Swedes, including politicians, scientists, and artists, published a protest, declaring the Belgian deportations a violation of international law. * ARTILLERY STRUGGLE CONTINUES. ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED. ' Received Jan. 17, 9.50 p.m. Lonjlon, Jan. 17. 'A French * communique states:—The * .Ttillery struggle has been ontinued airly briskly on the Somme and on the north-eastern front at Verdun and Lorraine. We made a successful ;oup de main on enemy trenches east of Vicsurais. IMPORTANT CONFERENCES. .WAR CABINET CONSULTS SIR D. "vlu.. ■:■' HAIG. Received Jan. 17, !U5 p.m. London, Jan. 17. The Press Buicau reports that Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues on the War Cabinet held a series of important conferences at Xivelle with Field-Mar-shal Sir Douglas Haig on Monday and Tuesday. ATTEMPTED RAID REPCLSED. Received Jan. 17, 9.15 p.m. London, Jan. 17. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas liaig reports.—An evening's attempted raid north-east of Gueudeeourt was repulsed. There has been active mutual artilleryWg- ~ FRENCH SUCCESSES. London, Jan. IS. A French communique reports: TheM has been mutual bombardments on the hanks of the Somme and on the right terik of the Meuse and in Lorraine. The attacked advanced posts after a bombardment between the Aisne and Aronne, but they were thrown Dae":: after lively hand-grenading. We carried cut several successful eoups-de-main and took material and prisoners. BRITISH RAID ON LOOS London, Jan. 16. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We raided the lines eastward of Loos, inflicting n.an> casualties. We shelled transport northward of the Ancre. . - ENEMf ATTACK REPULSED. London, Jan. 10. A French communique states: An enemy cpup-Se-main in the Somme region, under cover of air torpedo and gas shell fire, was easily repulsed. Our artillery vigorously replied. DEPORTATION OF CHILDREN. Amsterdam. Jan. 10. The Telegraaf states that Germany has notified- Antwerp that 30,000 children from occupied France will be transferred to Antwerp. The deportation from Brussels has not yet begun, but. is daily- expected, and great excitement rr«"Jail3.