WESTERN THEATRE

Southland Times, Issue 17659, 17 February 1916, Page 5

WESTERN THEATRE

attacks near ypres, PORTION OP OUR FRONT TRENCHES TAKEN. OTHER ATTACKS FAIL. (By Telegraph—Press-Assn. —Copyright) LONDON, February 15. Received February 16, 7.35 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports that the enemy at the Ypres salient entered our front trench along six hundred yards. Other attacks failed. FURTHER DETAILS. LONDON, February 16. Received February 16, 10 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports that last night, after a heavy bombardment along the whole front of the Ypres salient, south of Hooge, the enemy launched several infantry attacks between Comines Canal and Ypres and the Comines railway. They broke into our front trenches along about six hundred, yards. A heavy bombardment on both sidescontinues. THE GER2KAN REPORT. AMSTERDAM, February 16. Received February 16, 10 p.m. German communique: South-east of Ypres, after an abundant artillery, bomb, and mortar preparation, we captured eight hundred metres of the British position, killing the majority of the defenders, and capturing one officer and some dozen men. North-west of Rheims the French attempted gas attacks, which failed. FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE. PARIS, February 10. Received February 16, 10 p.m. Communique; A destructive fire lias been maintained on the enemy’s works north-cast of Hoissons. kaiser and his suite. VISIT LOWER ALSACE. ZURICH, February 16. Received February 16, IL3O p.m. The Kaiser, Crown Prince, and a numerous suite, are visiting Lower Alsace, near the Swiss border.