IN FRANCE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1917, Page 5

IN FRANCE.

BRITISH REPORT.

v POSITION. IMPROVED

LONDON, February 21.

.Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re. , ports : We have improved our position north of Gueudecourt by capturing a -portion of a. trench. We raided iTtinchea southward of Souchez, (destroyed dug-outs l , mid repulsed raids southward of Armentieres.

GERMAN REPORT.

RECONNOITRING attacks

LONDON, February '2-1

German Official: We repulsed several British reconnoitring attacks on the Artois front. The British partly occupied an abandoned position in the Somme region. French attacks southward of Riport failed.

FRENCH REPORT

ARTILLERY DUEL TN ALSACE-

LORRAINE

• LONDON, February 24. A French communique states:

There is artillery lire in Alaaco-Lor-'■•i,;n\ We nnmb’.od an enemy coup de main at Sois iou.s and Bezonvaux. DHITISH ATTACKS. REPULSED BY GERMANS' s I .HMTHAI TAN AND K.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION.) Received this day at 11.10 a.m. LONDON,‘February 24. Wireless' German official:— : Wo repulsed several local British attacks southward of Yprcs, between Armenlieres and Arras.

GERMAN RAIDS.

REPULSED BY FRENCH

[AUSTRALIAN A,\l) N-Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION.]

Received tin’s day at 1 i.lO a.m. LONDON, 'February 25. A French communique states: Wo made two successful raids on the enemy's po«Ls at the Forest of Aprcfnont, north of Badouvillers.