WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

BRITISH SUCCESSES. DFSTRUCTION OF GERMAN AEROPLANES Received Jan. 31, 8.50 p.m. London, Jan. 30. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig reports: We bomb?d dugouts in the neighbuhood of Butte de Warlencourt, nnd entered ihe lines eastward of Soiichoz, pi (fitly damaging the works. Three German aeroplanes were destroyed rJhd other three Tver? brought down. GERMAN ATTACKS STOPPED. SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS, Received Jan. 31, 11.30 p.m. London, Jan. 31 A French communique states that between Soiasons and Reims otir fire stopped dead two attempted coups de main. There was rather lively artillerying at Lorraine and the Vosgea. Our aeroplanes during the night of the •?9th30th bombarded bivouacs, military factories and stations. ENEMY OPERATIONS FAIL. A. & N.Z, Cablo Association and Renter. London, Jan. 30. A French communique says: A grenade attack in the region of Hill 304 vas smashed up by our fire. A German ecuti-de-mnin na.-th of Badonvillers failivi Our artillery was active e»Bt of Si-ppois and in upper Alsace. FKKNCH PREPARATIONS COMPLV.TE Paris, .Tan. 30. Correspondents insist that the French preparations for the offensive are so cimplete as to be able to attack on .1 tig scale wherever and whenever i'lcv choose, thus restoring the element of surprise which was absent at the Loos, Champagne, and Soinme attacks, where Ihe Germans were aware of the con .'(titrations of troops. The French have r.ow prepared a vast store of ammunition and material, and laid great lengths cf new roads and railways.