THE WEST FRONT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17158, 10 November 1917, Page 7

THE WEST FRONT

SUCCESSFUL WELSH RAD3. ENEMY RAIDS REPULSED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. LONDON, November 8. Sir Douglas Saig reports: Welsh troops made a, successful raid last night south-east of Arriientieres. Our casualties were light. Wβ repulsed two attempts to enter our lines northward of Roeux. "IN THE FLANDERS HELL." A GERMAN DESCRIPTION. The Timea AMSTERDAM, November 8. The Berlin Post describes tho Flanders battle in an article headed " In the Flanders Hell." It states that in all its history the world has not seen anything more awful than the British artillery fire. Their shells are destroying the hinterland, and nothing remained intact, the defences being levelled everywhere. Smoke shells followed, till the defenders saw nothing. Then the British launched gas attacks, which coated the German weapons with thick rust. The drum-fire created a pandemonium which Dante would be unable to describe. The British also used flame-throwers. Their tanks followed, with invincible machine guns inside. Behind these came Soots and Canadians, and the murder broke out afresh. The Germans were forced to retire over their own dead. CAPTURE OF AMERICANS. A WASHINGTON SURMISE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON, November 8. Tho Berlin report that United States troops have been captured is interpreted to mean that the Americans are venturing into " No Man's Land." No official report has yet been received. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. FRENCH SUCCESSES ADMITTED. Admiralty per Wireless Press. LONDON, November 8. (Received Nov. 9, afc 8.20 p.m.) - German Official , : Dixroude was subjected to a violent bombardment. The artillery continues active against the Yser sector and Paesohendaele. The artillery fire at Sundgan has increased to the greatest violence on both sides of the Rhine-Rhone Canal, where the French attacked in the afternoon, but were thrown back. At Ammerschweoer they captured some of our projecting trenches westward of Heidweiler, where the attack was renewed in the evening, but broke down with heavy losses. AERIAL ACTIVITY. AERODROMES AND RAILWAYS BOMBED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, November .9. (Received! Nov. 9, at 9.55 p.m.) Sir D. Haig reports: Three tons of bombs were dropped on the aerodromes at Controde, St. Denis, Westrem., and Lys Valley, aiso on railway communications,* with satisfactory results. ENEMY LOSSES AT FRESNOY. HOSTILE ARTDLLERY ACTIVE. LONDON, November 9. (Received Nov. 10, at 0.25 a.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports: The East Yorkshires took prisoners at Fresnoy and inflicted many casualties on the garrison when the latter were attempting to escape the artillery barrage. The enemy's supports,, when attempting to advance, suffered heavy losses from machine-gun fire. The enemy's artillery is active in tho neighbourhood of Passchendaele,.