THE WEST FRONT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17321, 22 May 1918, Page 5

THE WEST FRONT

BRITISH LOCAL OPERATIONS. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. ENEMY RAID REPULSED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reutor. LONDON, May 20. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Chir local operation at Vilie-sur-Ancre" (south of Albert, between Dernacourt and Morlanoourt) was completely successful, the Australians carrying the German positions in and around the village, of which they took possession, taking 360 prisoners and capturing 20 machine guns, our casualties wero light. We successfully raided a German post south-westward of Meteren, inflicting casualties. Sir Douglas Haig reports: At 1.16 p.m. Y?, carried out a successful raid in the Albert sector, and repulsed an enemy raid northward of Hinges. Hostile artillery activity has increased considerably on the Albert-Bucquoy front. ON THE FRENCH FRONT. LONDON, May 20. A French, communique states: There was only intermittent artillery activity nortn and south of the Avre. AMERICAN SECTORS. INCREASED AREA TAKEN OVER. Renter's Telegrams. , WASHINGTON, May 20. It is officially announced that the Americans hold more front-line trenches than the Belgians, who until recently ranked next to the British. It is also officially intimated that as a result of arrangements for forwarding troops this year there is a possibility of more than two million being sent overseas. Allowing for casualties, the American forces will number close on two millions before the end of the year. , "P lO , that American troops are brigaded with the British enables British supplies being used, thus affording a great ---J shipping room for the transport AMERICAN AIRMAN KILLED. PIONEER OF FLYING FORCE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, May 20. n- i T fP® rt fr? 01 the American front states that Major Raoul Lufberry, an American air hero, formerly of Lafavette. and a P lo , ne , er n th ® Flying Corps, was shot and killed on Sunday during a running air fight. His body has been recovered. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAID. THIRD TRENCH REACHED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Renter. . J „ LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8 p.m ) A French oommunique states: There are bve.y artillery exchanges in the region of Hangard, south of the Avre. Some of our detachments nenetrated to the enemv's third trench, north-west of Rheims in the direction of Doroicourt, and caused much destruction.