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. }
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 42, 18 February 1918, Page 7
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137WEST FRONT THE BRITISH LINE Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 42, 18 February 1918, Page 7
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