WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE. AERODROMES BOMBED. Aug. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Feb. 27, 2.50 p.m. LondoA,' Feb. 20. i Sir Douglas Haig reports that the enemy artillery is active at Cambrai, in the Scarpe valley, and at Armentieres and Ypres. Despite the weather, our aeroplanes bombed various targets, and dropped over two hundred bombs on aerodromes at Courtrai and billets at St. Quentin. All our machines returned. THE FRENCH READY. WHEREVER OFFENSIVE FALLS. UNCONQUERABLE SPIRIT OF THE . ARMY. Keuter Service. Received Feb. 27, 8120 p.m. London, Feb. 27. Reuter's French headquarters correspondent reports that as the rihadow of the expected German offensive looms larger, it is comforting to know that the French are ready everywhere to meet it, whenever it falls, llehilid the French front winter has been a time of methodical preparation. Unnumbered iniles of trenches have been dug, loads and communications have beei. improved, fresh and monstrous growths of wire placed on every road and field where a German advance was conceivable. Artillery and munitions are ready in quantities which the Germans never before encountered, but the surer and stronger defence is the unconquerable spirit of the French Army. Thev are ready and better prepared than ever before. NIGHT FLIERS AT WORK. r Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Feb. 28, 1.15 a.m. London, Feb, 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports that our night fliers dropped twelve hundred bombs chiefly on aerodromes at Ghent, Touijnai and Courtrai, and billets at Douti and St. Quentin. A. and 5.2. CaMe Assn. and Renter. Received February 27, 11.35 p.m. ' t London, Feb. 27. Sir I)ou»las Haig reports hostile artillerying at Flesquieres and Ypres. • A FRENCH REPORT. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Feb. 27,11.35 p.m. London, Feb. 27. A French communique reports marked reciprocal artillerving north of Chemin des Dames and on both Banks of the Meuse, especially at Hill .104, Jlorthomme, Beaumont and Chambrettes.