WESTERN THEATRE
ENEMY STILT. ACTIVE. NIGHT RAID PAILS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, February 21. Received February 21, 9.45 p.m. Sir Dougias Haig reports;— The enemy on Saturday night raided our trenches westward of Ypres after a heavy bombardment, but failed completely. The enemy, south-east of Bocsinghe, seized an unimportant advanced post. Our aexopliines made a successful night raid on the Cambrai aerodrome. They exploded bombs inside the shed. GERMAN PLOT. AMSTERDAM, February 20. Received February 21, 9.15 p.m. German communique: Wo stormed 350 yards of the British position on the y.ser Canal, and attempts to recapture the trenches failed. There is vigorous lighting southward of Loos. GERMAN ATTACK FRUSTRATED. PARIS, February 21. Received February 22, 1,10 a.m. * Communique: The Gormans violently bombarded our positions at Stecnstraate and attempted to cross the canal. Some groups reached our first line but were immediately ejected.
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Southland Times, Issue 17663, 22 February 1916, Page 5
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