SPRING CAMPAIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 3

SPRING CAMPAIGN.

GERMAN PREPARATIONS.

TWO FEELERS ON S.E. FRONT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ‘ The Times. LONDON. February 14. Troop movements in Germany "arc in full swing, and the restrictions upon ordinary railway services a.ro increasing. An entire suspeneki.u of ordinary passenger traffic is contemplated in March. The railway schedules indicate (hat the German General btaff expect the opening of the 1917 campaign by the end of February. The submarine campaign was ini ended to interfere with the Allies’ troop transports. RUSSIAN REVERSE IN WOODED CARPATHIANS. Admiralty per "Wireless Press. LONDON, February 14. Russian official report: The Gormans, After a bombardment with chemical sheds, penetrated our trenches southward of Drisvot Lake, hut were driven out. _ .Strong German forces on Monday delivered attacks on both sides of the Jricobeni-Kimpol’.ing road (north-east of the Bavgo Pass, Southern Bukowina), and occupied a height eastward of Jaenbeni. An all-night battle resulted in the dislodging of the enemy, who on Tuesday renewed the struggle. As the result of an ill-day battle they captured two heights eastward of Jacobeni. We. withdrew twothirds of a mile and consolidated. MACEDONIAN FRONT. ITALIANS HOTLY ENGAGED IN CERNA LOOP. Australian and M.Z Cable Association. LONDON, February 11. A French Macedonian coimmmicpie Elates: Following a violent bombardment on February 12. important German forces attacked Hill 1,050, east of Parolvo, arid gained a foothold at different points in the hrsl-lino trenches. After a bitter struggle the greater part was recaptured by Italian counter-attacks. On February 15 a British air squadron destroyed an ammunition depot north of Doniirhissar iStrunia front). GERMAN ACCOUNTS. Admiralty per Wireless Press. LONDON, February 14. A German official report states : We repulsed two English attacks south of borve. Wo stormed several Rttss'an positions and repulsed tierce counter-attacks in the Mcstecanesci sector. We took prisoner 25 officers and 1,200 men. An Italian attack on tile (Jen;a salient was unsuccessful. HAIG CONTINUES TO HARASS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, February 15. Sir Douglas Haig reports; We captured a strong point .south-east of Grandcourt. Wo penetrated 250 yards through the defences north-east of Arras, reaching the third line. Many were killed in dug-oats, v.hich they refused to leave. Our casualties were very light. Wo entered the enemy lines north of the Somme and north east of Ypres. The enemy's attempted raids eastward or .Armentieres and southward of Nlessines were repulsed. We exploded three ammunition camps eastward of Arrnentiexes. GERMAN AIR RAIDS. PARI?, February 11. A communique states; An enemy attack >n the sector of Baccarat- (Lona.inci faded. We successfully occupied Ea.sl Aleueral iAlsace). Gorman aeroplanes bombed the Dunkirk region, Pompey, and Nleurthc-en-Mosclie. Two civilians were killed. BRITISH AIR SUCCESS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, February 14. The .Admiralty reports that aroplanes bombed the shipping in Bruges Harbor on Thursday. Large tires were- observed.