WESTERN OFFENSIVE.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14409, 10 May 1917, Page 1

WESTERN OFFENSIVE.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS.

GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE

ENEMY RAIDS REPULSED

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

London, May 8.

Sir Douglas Haig says tie German artillery is active, particularly * between Fresnoy and Loos. "We made a successful raid last night at Neuve Chapelle and Fairquiseart. An enemy raid north-eastward of Ar-mentieres-was driven off after a hand-to-hand fight. ■ * Another raid southward of Armentieres was repulsed. " i