INTENSE ENEMY ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1918, Page 5

INTENSE ENEMY ATTACK.

SEVERE FIGHTING. BRITISH RETAIN ALL POSITIONS. SUCCESSFUL BELGIAN AND PORTUGUESE RAIDS. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. ami Router, Received March 1, 12.50 a.m. London, March H). ,Sir Douglas Haig reports: Tlie enemy attacked yci.ii-rday evening, under cover of a heavy bombardment, on a front of nearly a mile from southward of Monin Road to northward of Polderlioek Chateau. Despite his intense artillevying and determined attack, we repulsed the attack at al! points except in the neighborhood of Polderlioe.k, where the enemy entered some advanced posts on a front of 200 yards. We recaptured the whole of the positions after all-night severe fighting. We drove oil raiders east of Nenve Chapelle. The Portuguese captured several prisoners in a successful raid in tlii3 neighborhood. The West Kcnts made ft successful raid south of Fleuxbaix, taking a number of prisoner'. A Belgian eomr.mni'T.ia states: Two Belgian raids in the rej-ion of Nicuport killed many and brought back some prisoners. We captured a. German outpost. The enemy's raising outburst last week resulted in a recrudescence of artilleryirig on the whole front. A communique states: There has been fairly great enemy artil'.erying at La i'onioelle, in the region of Avocourt. A strong enemy raid on Moncel was repulsed serious losses. A Belgian communique states: An enemy attack north of Nieuport on Friday, after a most violent bombardment, frilled- We took prisoners. A ronntorattack by our dismounted cavalry on Wednesday apninst tlie Prussian shock troops, who gained a ii.oting in our advanced posts south of Stuyenskerh:, was most successful We took some prisoners, nine machine-guns and much material, and we re-occupied all our posts. KXHUY ARTILLERY ACTIVE. Received March 10, 3.5 p.m. | London, March 9Sir Douglas Haig reports that the enemy's artillery lias been active in the j Searpe valley and Ribecourt. There has been much reciprocal artillerying between the Jlenin road and Houthulst forest. ENEMY RAIDS REPULSED. London, March S. After artillery activity the enemy, in a fog. raided our advanced posts northward of La 'Bassee and entered one. We repulsed the raids. Tlie enemy's artillery is busy at Cambrai, Vcrmcllcs, Armentieres, and Ypres. SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS, Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and lieuter. Received March 9, 5.5 p.m. London, March S. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Aviation is proceeding in line weather, with great mutual activity. We dropped over 400 bombs on billets and railway Bidings. Despite the mist, our night-fliers bombed an aerodrome at Metz. All returned.