WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1918, Page 7

WESTERN FRONT.

BULGARIAN TROOPS ON WEST FRONT. Paris, April 27. The presence of Bulgarian troops on the West front is .confirmed. A GERMAN REPORT. Aua. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Renter. London, April 27. Wireless German official: We have readied the' southern border of Voormezeele. The Anglo-French attacks to recapture Mount ICeminrJl broke down heavily, and oft-repeated strong French attacks against Hangard wood and northward of Luce brook failed.

ARTILLERY OPERATIONS. London, April 28 (12.45 am.), A French communique states that there was no infantry action to-day. Artillerying lias continued lively south of the Somme on both sides of Avr& There has been a violent bombardment in the region of Laffaux and the Gau* rieres-Chambrettes front.

MINOR OPERATIONS | London, April 27 (10.10 p.m.). Sir Douglas Haig reports that tho enemy captured a post in the neighborhood of Festubert. . Onr firo broke up a local attack westward of Merville, and our artillery effectively engaged infantry, assembling eastward of Vfllers-Bre-tonneux. The mist interfered with flying operations. Our infantry downed two low-fliers.

A FRENCH RETORT. London;, April 26. A French communique reports great reciprocal artillery fire in the region of Hangard on both banks of the Avre, but no infantry action. The Germans in the, Woevre, after a furious boinbardmGwt. attacked in tho sector Regieville and sriined a footing in our advanced lures, but were promptly ejected and the lilies were restored. We took prisoners. There is an artillery duel o n the rigiht bank of the Meuse and in the Vosges.