NEAR EAST

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1917, Page 6

NEAR EAST

ENEMY (iAS ATTACK.

PATROL encounters

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]

•Received thin, day at 12.5 a.m. - LONDON Febniarv 22

A Roumanian communique states: There acre weak artillery duels' and patrol encounters on the whole front north of Dorna Vatra. The enemy furiously bombarded .with gas; shell) Russian positions, north-west of Focsani. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. ALLIES’ SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]

Received this dav at 10.20 a.m. LONDON, February 22

A French Salonika communique states,; There is artillery activity on the whole front, and patrol encounters near Seres; and on .the Kakukovo front. Our aviators are active and made several successful" flights and bombed enemy columns near Seres and Lielkuh.

RUSSIANS ’GOOD WORK

[AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CaBLE ASSOCIATION.j

Received this; day at 10.20 a. in. LONDON, February 22

A Roumanian communique says; There wan, violent reciprocal artillerying on the- northern frontier of Western Moldavia. The Russian artillery in - active elsewhere, dispersing -the enemy and destroying positions.

Wireless, Russian Official: A dense enemy attack north-west of Dorna Yatra failed.