WEST FRONT THE BRITISH LINE

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 42, 18 February 1918, Page 7

WEST FRONT THE BRITISH LINE

RAIDS AND SHARP FIGHTING,

(AUS. AND N.Z, CABLE ASSN. AND REOIER.)

LONDON, 16th February.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: the Lancashires carrie'lout a successful raid in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Staden railway. Tb»vhostile artillery is active northwards of Lens and opposite La Bassee and Wytsthaete. LONDON, 17th February. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Enemy raids on La Vacquerie and Cheney led to sharp j fighting. We inflicted a number of j ! casualties. Hostile artillery is moro I active in the Cambrai. Lens, and Pass-J chendaele neighbourhoods. We bombed : the Menin railway station, sidingSj aero- j dromes, and billets. | (Received February 18, 9 a.m.).- j LONDON, 17th February, j ' Sir Douglas Haij report 6 : Our patrols took a few prisoners north-eastward of Hargicourt. There is hostile artillery i action in .the neighbourhood o! Pass-J chendaele. }