AWAITING GERMAN ASSAULT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11443, 24 January 1918, Page 5

AWAITING GERMAN ASSAULT.

SUPPOSED TO BE IMMINENT.

POSSIBLY A LAST DESPAIRING EFFORT. FRANCE FULLY CONFIDENT. Received Jan. 21, !) a.m. New York, Jan. 30. The New York Times’ Paris correspondent says that France is awaiting confidently the great German oßensivc on the West front, which is believed to be imminent. This will be the decisive and perhaps the final battle of tlio war. Joseph Reiuach and other writers opine that Nancy will be one of the principal objectives. It is known that .the Germans are heavily concentrating forces in Lorraine, but France lias perfected its defences and the enemy utt mk is doomed to failure.

REPORT FROM SIR DOUGLAS HAIG SUCCESSFUL PATROL CLASHES. GERMANY AIR-RAIDED. (Aust. and N.Z. Cable Associations Received Jan. 24, 10 a.m. London, Jan. 20. Sir Douglas Haig reports successful ijatrol ? encounters last .night eastward of Ypres. The enemy raided one of our posts southward of St. uentin. There is hostile artilleryiug at Cambrai. Our aeroplanes during the night dropped over two hundred bombs on aerodromes near Conrtrai and billets at Roulers and Eumbeko. We also air-raided Germany and dropped tsVo tons of bombs on steel works at Thierville railway siding, and at Bernsdorlf and Aruaville Juuciton.

LUDENOQRFF AND HINDfNBURG DISAGREE.

ON WEST FRONT POLICY. LUDENDORFF FEARS THE CONSEQUENCES. Received Jan. 24, 9 a.m. Washington, Jan. 23. The Chicago Daily News correspondent on the French front says serious differences are reported between Hindenburg and Lndendorff. It is believed the latter is opposed to a big offensive on the West front.