THE BRITISH FORCES.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2886, 4 March 1916, Page 2

THE BRITISH FORCES.

SCORE ON A SALTENT. TAKE GERMAN TRENCHES. London, March 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Tbis uioruing we attacked and recaptured the trenches <ij.i the "ypros-Oomnrine.s canal which we lost on February 1.4. We also captured a .smii.ll salient, in the original German lines and repulsed an enemy counter-attack which was launched some -hours later.' We destroyed German mine galleries iv the captured trenches, and took 180 German pi ison.ors. (Received March A 10.30 a.mA Loudon. March 3. A German communique says : Southeast, of Ypre.s ('.anal tin.' English penetrated a position which wo ioolv on Eebruary It. The British broke through a small front to advanced trenches, but were immediately expelled. They still maintain themselves aI; isolated places of the basI ion. Lieut. Iminclmuiin, east of Douai, (north east of Arras) shot down his ninth enemy aeroplane, which wa.s a ISrili.sh biplane.