WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 February 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

BOMBS CAUSE A GREAT "FIRE. , Received Feb. 2, 55 p.m. . Paris, Feb'. 1. A French communique states: One, aeroplanes bombed the station at xhiflOr court, causing a great Are. ENQEL BOMBED. DIRECT HITS MADE. London, Feb'. l'.'\ The Admiralty reports that naval aircraft bombed Engel aerodrome and dump. Direct hits were made and fires started. All our machines returned. , V SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID. • ENEMY RAID REPTJL6ED. ~ Aus.. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Renter. Received Feb. 3, 6.5 p.m. {London, Feb. 1. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Liverpools earned out a successful raid! south-east of Arnientleres. A hostile raid north of Passchendaele was repulsed. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAIDS. \ ■ Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Feb. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb, L A French communique reports: \Ve made several successful raids in the region of Nieuport and north-west of Rheims. AN AERODROME BOMBED. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Feb. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb 2. The Admiralty reports tliat aircraft bombed the aerodrome at Costcanrp. There were direct hits, causing fires. MINOR OPERATIONS. , Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Feb. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy raided a post in the neighborhood of the Ypres-Staden railway. We defeated i an attempt westward of Gheluvelt. Our , aeroplanes bombed an aerodrome at Thielt and a dump at Oourtrai.