WEST FRONT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4816, 13 March 1918, Page 5

WEST FRONT.

GREAT ARTILLERY DUEL. BRITISH PROMT BLAZING. ! GAS SHELLS FREELY USED. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received March 12, 8 p.m.) j LONDON, March 11. [ Reuter’s Headquarter’s correspon- j dent says’ the principal feature of I the past 24 hours has been extensive I artillerying in various sections of the ] front, gas shells being freely employed. _ ! Wo are kept busy retaliating and ! the uproar along the whole front con- , stantly swells into terrific volume- j BRITISH AIR RAIDS. FURTHER SI'CCESSFUL ATTACKS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received March ]2, 9 p.m.) LONDON, March 11. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Haze interfered with* air work on Sunday, but nevertheless 400 | bombs were dropped on the Menin ; ! Koulers, Ledgebem, Gambrai, and j Solismes railway stations and other targets. i We destroyed three balloons and , brought down six aeroplanes and j drove down seven. _ _ | Four of cjprs are missing. j i BRITISH REPULSE RAIDS, j HEAVY GERMAN CASUALTIES, j Australian and N.Z. Cable Association • and Beuter »• - (Received March 12, 10 p.m.) LONDON. March 11. i Sir Douglas Haig reports : j We repulsed three raids following | a heavy bombardment in the neigh- ] borhood of Armentieres. . j The enemy attempted a large raid j this morning, his infantry attacking in a thousand yards of front northwest of Passehendaele. He was everywhere repulsed with heavy loss. A' hostile party entered a post south of Houthulst Forest, but we immediately recaptured the position. FRENCH SHATTER ATTACKERS. LINES HELD SECURE. Australian and N.Z. Cable* Association and Reuter’s. (Received March 12, 7.15 p.m.j PARIS, March 11. A French communique says A counter-attack repulsed an attempt to reach our lines in the neighborhood of tlie St. Hiuaie-.-.t. Souple road in Champagne The enemy made a double attack, in which special assaulting troops participated against Goose Hill and Dead Men Hill, on the Meuse. They were everywhere repulsed. \ strong enemy group attempting to gain a" footing in our trenches north of St. Miliiel. were dispersed. American troops in Lorraine made a daring raid. ATTACK IN LORRAINE. FRANCO- AME RIC A N ADVANCE SAMMIES SHOW UTMOST DASH. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON. March 11. Combined French and American troops in Lorraine lor the first time executed destructive attacks on the enemv organisation, charging ncros» six hundred yards of No Man s Americans showed tlie utmost dash, their artillery co-opeiatmg with excellent effect. Heaw artillery lire cleared the enemy’s front trenches prior to the Lorraine raid.. , , ■ The Americans penetrated -n hundred vards and reached the enemy's second line, where they t.estroved German dugouts. The -Vinericans returned sareiy. An official war communique states’. The Americans are. located at- ro.i points on the West front, eluding north of Alon. where we liold 4,miles of trenches. . , <- nr Mr. Baker. American Secretary ior War. and staff have arrived m France. •_