ENEMY RAIDS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1917, Page 5

ENEMY RAIDS.

EASILY BEATEN BACK. ' London, April 27. . A French communique reports a fairly lively artillery struggle south of St. in the sector Miinteuill-a-fosKee —Saucy, nad in the direction of Ville-au-bois. The Germans at night attempted raids and partial attacks at various points on our front, which were easily beaten back by machine-guns and grenades with enemy losses, notably on the western edge of the forest of St. Gobain and in the sector from Hheims to the north-west of Auberive. Wo had several successful minor operations in the regions of Hmtebise and Cemy, in which wo gained ground and took prisoners. We carried several portions of trenches on the Mnronvilk-rs massif and occupied a point d'appui cast of Mont Sensnom. \Ve raided the German lines at Bois-le-Pretre and inflicted heavy losses. Since j April 10 we have taken 130 guns. HEROES BOTH. (United Service). London, April 2li. Father Clune, brother of the Bishop of Perth, the white-bearded padre of a New South Wales battalion, who is famed for haunting the front line trcntus against orders, on tho pretence of carrying important letters, took prisoner and brought in six stalwart Prussian Guardsmen. The horo of the battle of Lagnioo >-t is a boy lieutenant, a Londoner, whose name is unknown. He remained at ftn observation post when encircled by Germans, and while the enemy attacked and captured hk battery transmitted their dispositions to headquarters, enabling the counter-attack to be mode, waioh annihilated the Geimatf. and re-catturcd vim guns.