THE FRENCH FRONT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11470, 23 February 1918, Page 5

THE FRENCH FRONT.

mm 500 PRISONERS. CAPTURED ON LORRAINE OPERATIONS. London, Feb. 31. A French communique states: We took prisoner 535, including 11 officers. in yesterday’s operations in Lorraine. EXTENDING THE BRITISH FRONT RELIEVING THE FRENCH. ANOTHER SECTOR TAKEN OVER. London, Feb. 21. The United Press correspondent reports; The Britishers on Tuesday took over another considerable sector of thofrout, from southward of fit. Quentin as far as the Oise river. ANOTHER TWELVE MILES TAKEN OVER. ECONOMISING FRENCH MAN PO WER Received Feb. 23, 10 a.m. Loudon, Feb. 22. The southern extremity of the British front is now opposite La Fere, The extension is nearly twelve miles and includes the whole of the St. Quentin salient. It economises ' French man power, liberating considerable forces for service elsehere. The new sector has hitherto been a quiet part of the front, No Man’s Land in some places being a thousand yards wide.

GERMANY S’ AIM. DEFEAT OP ANGLOAMERICANISM. Amsterdam, Fob. 21. Tipritz, speaking at a Pan-Ger-man meeting, said that whatever the results wore on the oast front, the only thing that mattered to German}' was the defeat of AugloAmericanism. This was only possible by insisting that in the future Germany, instead of England, should protect Belgium. If Germany surrendered Belgium she would ee the laughing stock of the world AN ITALIAN REPORT. MUTUAL BOMB DROPPING. . Loudon, Feb. 21. An Italian official message says : Auglo-Italian aeroplanes attacked aviation carats at Lacomiua, Via nadello and Mottadeilvenza and dropped two tons of high explosive. Liter enemy aeroplanes bombed Vicenza, Meatre and Trebaseleghe, also Padova times. There wore few victims, but considerable damage. We.effectively bombed the railway station at Innsbrouck.