TRENCH RAIDS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1917, Page 5

TRENCH RAIDS

NEW, ZEALANDERS SUCCESSFUL. HARD FROST EXPERIENCED. (N.Z. War Correspondent's Cabled Message). \ February 14. For three weeks Northern France has been held in the grip of the ice king, and the canals and ponds are frozen. Tha .New Zealanders have had little fighting. The Germans attempted a raid, which was promptly stopped by our artillery barrage. We made two small raids. In one a corporal and 15 men cleverly cut out an enemy sentry post, killing eight' and capturing two. We sustained no casualties. On one. occasion the Germans entered our front line, but our casualties were only two men slightly wounded. The health of the force continues ,to be good. ENEMY ■ TRENOHES PENETRATED. London, Feb. 18. A French communique states: Thero have been patrol encounters, especially in, tho sectors of Troyon, the Farm of Charabrettes, and north-west of Badonvillcrs. A detachment penetrated the enemy trenches in tiie Le Pretro Wood and destroyed works and dug-outs. EFFECT OF RAID ON BRUGES. Amsterdam, Feß. 18. Seventy were killed or injured in Friday's air raid on Bruges, including many German soldiers. A SATIRICAL COMPLIMENT. Amsterdam, Fe"b. 18. Tho Kaiser congratulated the Crown Prince on his success in Champagne. It is s doubtful whether this presage* an attempt to forestall the Allies' offuute« ov tocafr effort.

GERMAN GARBLED REPORT. Aust and N.Z, Cable Assn. and Reuters. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. Received Feb. 10, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 8. German official: WS repulsed a strong English detachment north of Armc-nti-ores. south-west of Lille. North of La Bassee Canal, near I'ansart, enemy renewed his attack astride the Ancre, willi varying results. We repulsed a violent English attack southward of Pys. An airship bombed in the night the town and harbor of Boulogne.