WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

FURTHER ENEMY RAIDS. SUCCESSFUL BOMBING EXPiiDITIOXS. London, March 13. Sir Douglas Hair; reports: The Portuguese completely repulsed a raid on a 700 yards' front south-eastward of Laveulie. The hostile rnfantry was caught by machine-gun fire, on the, front and flan!:s, and suffered heavy losses, both in endeavoring to cross our wire and when retiring through the artillery barrage. Many dead Germans were left in No Man's Land.

The enemy raided a post eastward of Zohnebeko, and three raids further south won' successfully repulsed.

Our aviators made several reconnaison Monday w«.ll to the eastward of the line and dropped 500 bombs on !ar?e sidings and ammunition depots southward, of Valenciennes, south-east-war.' of Camhrai and southward of Dona'. They also dropped 200 bombs at night on a dump and railway sidings north-eastward of St. Quentin." All returned

Wo dropped a ton of bombs on factories, station and barracks at Coblentz, Bi:r=t« were pcen at all the objectives, causing two fires. A very large explosion was observed in buildings in the south-west corner. A few hostile machines were encountered, but all ours returned.

Admiralty naval aircraft dropped' three tons of bombs on Bruges dock on Monday night and raided billets and sidings at St, d'ierrc Capelle yesterday. They started lavjfe fives and machinegunned enemy trenches.

THE OFFENSIVE POSTPONED. GERMANY WAITING FOR THE ALLIES. TO GIVE THEM THE KNOCK-OUT BLOW. Received March 14, S p.m. Times Service. London, March 13. The military critic of the Lokal Anzeiger, in an article, apparently inspired, abandons the expectation of an immediate Western offensive.

He argues that it is impossible for the Americans to outweigli the German accessions from the East, and says that delay is good policy. The submarining will probably compel the Allies to resort to a hopeless and exhausting offensive. Then Germany will give the knock-out blow-

A LIVELY ENGAGEMENT. GERMANS EJECTED FROM TRENCHES. Received March 14, 8.30 p m. Paris, March 13. A French communique states: The Germans attacked west of Vaudesincourt It was a lively c.igagenic'it. We drove the enemy out of some advanced trenches wherein they had gained a footing. There is reciprocal artillerying left of the Meuse.

Wireless German official: We entered French trenches north-east of Fresnes and destroyed enemy works. In violent air fighting we downed nineteen aeroplanes and two balloons yesterday.

i SHOWING THEIR METTLE,

AMERICANS RAID GERMAN TRENCHES.

Received March 14,11.55 p.m.

New York, March 13. The United Press correspondent on the American front states that the American artillery at Toul inflicted heavy damage on the Gorman positions. The Americans then raided the German Urencbes, again ■reaching the second line. American raids were also carried out • ast of Luneville.

FINLAND.

THE FINNISH PREMIER,

Amsterdam, March 18,

The Finnish Premier, Svinhufud, es caped from the Red Guards and has arrived in Berlin.