THE WESTERN FRONT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14492, 2 January 1918, Page 3

THE WESTERN FRONT.

HE__*yY ATTACKS UE.PUI-SEID. I

HUNS USE LIQUII3 FIRE. (Australian and N.Z. Caldfi As.wiatioii.) (Renter _' Tel-ftttrairt. j ' LONj)ON, -Dec. 31. Sir Douglas Haig reports : — ■_ The enemy made powerful local attacks at dawn on a two-rriile front against Welsh Ridge, on the spur southward of Cam-brai. We repulsed hinn in this centre, but the enemy effected a lodgment in. small] salients on the right northward of La Vacquerie and on the left southward of ; Marcoing, Our connter-attacks' ejected "the enemy from portion of 'these positions. The fighting continues. We repulsed raiders in the neighbor- ' hood of GonnielieuV ; .Air activity .continues. We downed , five enemy .machines. .. •^ , S'ir Douglas Haig . later reports -. — As a. Jpesult of successfulv counter-at-tacks, we regained, more important parl-of-.ithe portions -of : Welsh Ridge, taking prisoners. ■ : ■; „ . „„. . TJhe eheiny retains portion Of"" our front trench near La; Vacquerie, southwaird of Marcoing. ... We advanced our line last- night a short distance astride ,• of the;, YpresStaden .'-railway. ' . ■■'. ,' . yAAy^y^pm^yj^^y^ : . <S\r Douglas -,-^aig reports :.— .The _T{ ; e_nv . *!*. s Vniornihg renewed ."his attaicfc onvW^sfi; Ridge 'oh a j'2oo y,ards f r.p'_it._ A Has trdops . oii .the southern 'po'v* Oon. or* -lie. atta'6k ,: tem-jj^rar_iy., iwith the assistance ;o_. ■ liquid 1 .fire', ehte/ed - our ti'fench, - but, a counter-attack t ,dr6y.e - theni out. ' -■"•" •'_'■•• . **.-'' _';•_ "-- yA'A : _' ._' ' The attack, o^v the remainder' of the front was -ibroken by /our .fire and. completely repulsed. "V; ""'"':. • ■ *.•; ' ■" ;* - 1 '■ *.-'■ -•'.. _ ' ' .' .--