WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

GERMAN BATTERIES ] DOMINATED. ! AKRO ACTIVITY. | London, Sept. U , A French communique* says:—The ar-i tillery duel continued violent in the! region o 4 Bixschoote. Our artillery north ol the Aisnc is dominating tho German batteries, which are very active. French airmen successfully bombed Porte Mary, Cuts, Oeitelin, Sintcn, Vaden und an aerodrome northwest ol Thourout. ENEMY RAIDERS DRIVEN OUT. SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATIONS A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Sept. 14, 8.10 p.m. London, Sept. 13 Sir Douglas Haig reports: Enemy raiders entered our trenches eastward of linllecourt, but were driven out. We reputed a strong attack north-east of i-angcmarck, with heavy enemy losses. >Ve successfully raided the neighborhood of Eppy. HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. London. Sept. 11 Sir Douplß3 Haig rvpoiu:: Naval airartillery lias beer, active at Bullocourt, Messines and Ijangemarek. SUCCESSFUL BRITISH AIR RAID. London, Sept. 13. The Admiralty reports:—Naval aircraft dropped severa tons of bombs on Thourout .aerodrome and dnn.p~ and Bruges docks, causing explosions. They attacked shipping at the Zeebrugge mole, directly hitting a large destroyer and several seaplane sheds, causing a lire. All returned. NOTED GERMAN AVIATOR DOWNED. Amsterdam, Sept. 13. A British airman shot down Lieut. Hohndorf, the foremost German airman, e iio Mas well Known as a flier before the war.