ENEMY DIGGING IN ON NiEW CAMBRAI LINE,

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 297, 13 December 1917, Page 5

ENEMY DIGGING IN ON NiEW CAMBRAI LINE,

BRITISH ARTILLERY GIVES NO RESPITE LONDON, December \Q. Wriiing from the Cambrai front, Mr. PhUip <3ibbs etates-.—There have lieen only patrol encounters on the Cambrai front. The enemy is busy digging cover opposite our new line. Wβ have the advantage of being still within the deeply-dug Hindenburg line, while the Germans are exposed to our artillery, which allows working' parties no respite. Twenty-seven German divisions are massed on the G&mbrai sector, and all have been engaged in the fighting. The Germans are displaying great aerial activity, bombing our dumps, depots, and field works. We retaliated with great numbers of fighting aeroplanea.-* (A. and N.Z. Cable.) A report from Sir Douglas Haig states:—The enemy's aeroplanes were particularly active on Monday west of Cambrai. They repeatedly attacked our artillery and machine-gunners. Our aeroplanes dropped many bombs and used machine-guns against villages, hutments, and trenches. We brought down five German aeroplanes. Three of oure are missing. This morning our machines proceeded to Germany to bomb certain factories. They found their objectives obscured by clouds, but bombed a large Tailway etation, north-east of Fjrmaeene.—(A. «Ed N,Z. apd J?euter.^