EVENTS FOLLOW EACH OTHER QUICKLY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11478, 5 March 1918, Page 5

EVENTS FOLLOW EACH OTHER QUICKLY.

HENQENBURG TRYING THE LINE,

FAILURE OF REHEARSED ATTACK.

London, March, 3.

The United Press headquarters’ correspondent writes; Events are speeding up along the West Front. Raiding and patrol activity have increased. There Jihvo been a dozen raids on this front in the past thirtysix hours, and some were important enough to he called attacks. Hindeiiburg is probing and testing. Everywhere ho is losing heavily, 1 hut apparently ho does not worry over the loss of 50 or 00 men if a remnant returns with one or two samplesof the British troops. The Hermans are imitating the British, hut they lack dash and cunning. For example, in « raid against the Australians in Flanders, £OO Germans, in eluding nine officers, rehearsed it many times against a counterpart of the positions, yot they left 21 dead oA our wire, including their commander, without having penetrated the position.

A FRENCH REPORT.

ARTILLERY ACTIVE

Loudon, March 3.

A French communique reports lively artillery actions on the right of the Meuse and'in thoWoevre, Domevro and Bagnvi tiers regions. There has been, a violent bombardment of oar lines north of the Rhone and Rhine Canal.

GERMAN ATTACKS.

CONCENTRATED ON AM ERIC AN S.

ENEMY REPULSED.

‘.Received Merch 4, 3 p.m

Paris, March 3,

The Germans continue attacks on the Americans at Chemin des Dames and Tool. The Germans woro repulsed with considerable losses, feature of the fighting is the American extensive use of automatic pistols, with which they are most proficient.

ADMIRALTY BOMB OS TEND

BOMBERS SWOOP LOW,

GOOD HITS OBSERVED

Loi don, March 2.

The Admiralty reports Our aircraft successfully raided seaplane sheds at Ostend. A number of lifts were obtained from an altitude of from 150 to 200 feet. They also made three direct hits on an aircraft battery in the vicinity.

A TRAITOR IN THE CAMP,

GERMANS OBTAIN MAPS,

OF AMERICAN TRENCHES

Paris, March 4. The Americans captured a Germu prisoner carrying a complete map of the American trenches on the Tool-Saint Mihiel front.

ESPIONAGE IN FRANCE,

FOE GERM iN MONEY

A SUCCESSFUL TRAP,

Paris, March 4.

In connection with espionage arrests, one of those involved is Tremble/., formerly Rosenberg’s confidential agent at Paris, and the owner of a luxurious chateau in Biittany. His mistress, Suzy Dephy, an actress, is the wife of a man named Guiliiau, and the latter is also one of the gang. The Petit Parisian states that Tremhlez told a friend that his Swiss affairs had gained him £1(50,000. The authorities searched his premises the search disclosed that he had been communicating with the Germans. They suspected German submarines of obtaining, or attempting to obtain, supplies from the coast of Brittany and they set a trap which resulted in arrest.

ARE RAIDS A PRELUDE ?

WEATHER AGAINST THE GERMANS.

GAME NOT IN? THIER HANDS ' ONLY.

United Service,

London, Macrh,3.

The “Daily Mail's” Paris correspondent writes; If the spasmodic operations are a p-elude to the grand attack, the enemy has been badly served by the weather. Sleet and snow since Friday have continued to prevent the manoeuvring of the heavy artillery. Given fair conditions it is considered the coming operations are as likely to consist of a defensive battle, delivered by the Allies, as they are to be a German offensive.