WESTERN ATTACK.
BRITISH OPERATIONS'. London, February 22. Tho communiques since January 1 show that the British ha.ve conducted 27 operations on the West front, taking 181 prisoners. BRITISH POSITIONS IMPROVED. 6UCCESSFUL RAIDS. DUG-OUTS destroyed; V Aust and N.Z. Cable Assn and Reuter. f| Received Feb 25, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 24. , Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, ro ports: We improved our positions, northward of Guedecourt, capturing a portion of a trench. We carried out raids (Southward of Souehez, destroying dugouts, and , repulsed attacks southward of Armentieres. FRENCH REPULSE ENEMY. Aust and N.Z. Cable Ae?n and Reuter. Received Feb 25, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 24. A French communique states that there has been artillerying at AlsaceLorraine. We repulsed enemy coups-de-main at Soissons and Bezon-Vaux. A GERMAN REPORT. Aust and N.Z. Cable Assn and Reuter. Admiralty—per Wireless Press. I Received Feb. 25, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 24. German official: We repulsed several British reconnoitring attacks on the Artois front. Tho British partly occit pied an abandoned position in the Somm\ region. French attacks, south of Riport, failed. FURTHER BRITISH SUCIMI'ORTANT ENEMY POSITIONS VACATED. A. & N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. Received Fob. 25, 11.25 p.m. London, February 24. Field.Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—As a result of unceasing pressure, tile enemy has vacated important positions on the Anerc. We have progressed on considerably over a mile front south and sonth-p.ast of Miraumcnt, and entered Petit Miraiimont. We advanced on a front of ly, 2 miles south ami south-east of S'erre. ARTILLERYING ON FRENCH FRONT. K. & N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter Received Feb. 26, 1..2(i a.m. London, February 20. A French communique reports that there has been tho customary artillery, ing on the whole front. There have been no infantry actions except two I fruitless «Mtuy attempts at .Violn, in
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1917, Page 5
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