THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16476, 22 February 1918, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN

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United Service. •Received 1.45 a.m., Feb. 22nd.

LONDON, Feb. 21. A high military authority comments: —The Germans, \yho firsb -used gas, now find that we haye obtained superiority by a deadlier gas and better protective measures; therefore they have begun a propaganda to give up the use of gas. If we now voluntarily abstain fro mits use what guarantee is possible from Germany that she will not spring another surprise on us? SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ENTERPRISES. , Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Router. . "Received 9.30 p.m., Feb. 21st. • Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We completely repulsed an enemy raid eastward of Arleux en Gohelle. We carried out several successful local enterprises north-east of "Wvtschnete. RAIDS AND ARTILLERY. ■

Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON, Feb. 20. Sir Douglas Haig reports-.—We repulsed raiders southward of Armentjeres. There is mutual artillery activity sninh-eostward of Epehy and southward of Armentieres.

Our aviators bombed yesterday an nercdrome northward of Douai, a large dump at Courtrai and a railway sta,tion south-eastward of Douai. i

Continuous air fighting is proceed*ng. We brought down eleven and drove down six enemy machines. Two of curs are missing.

Wo hombed Trevor and Thionyjlle Inst night from low altitudes, with pood ••"suits Five burst's were observed at Troves station, which was set aflame, and three other buildings were ignited. Bnrsts wore observed 1 at Thionvillo rail! way and gasworks and a largo fire.was caused. One of our machines is IPJSSWg.

We dropped a ton of bombs at Treves during a daylight raid to-dav, o'oservmg eleven bursts at the railway station and six on neighbouring buildings. 'lliree fires were started We repeatedly drove off hostile scouts and aircraft. Their fire was considerable, and one of our machines has not returned. '

NAVAL AIR RAIDS. The Admiralty reports:—Our naval aircra'fc last night drooped many tons of explosives on St. Denis Westrem, also on Bruges docks. We drove down :in attacking hostile scout. Wo dropried large quantities of explosives to-day on Aertryike aerodrome and Engel dump, with good results. Daring patrol _ encounters we shot down a fcout in our lines and drove another down. All our machines returned.

ON THE FRENCH FRONT. A French communique reports:— There is fairly great artillery activity in the Champagne sector, on the right bank of the Meuse. From February. 1R to February 18 wq btcught down eighteen enemy macbmes. The railway stations at Metz, Sablons Forbacs and Bensdorff were bombed and also depots at Ensiesveim, where a big fire broke out.

VAIN GERMAN THREAT. • PARIS, Feb. 20. A high British officer, "interviewed by the newspaper "Matin,"states that the Germans must precipitate an assault and make an effort to finish things at all costs in order to justify their promises to their troops. "The Germans believe they could agitato us." ho said, '"by their threat of an offensive and accounts of their preparations, but we know the value of these accounts." CHARGE AGAINST HUMBERT. The charge against Senator HninViert has been altered from trading with the enemy to having intelligence with the enemy, a grave charge equivalent to treason and punishable by dealli. The police visited tho bank where Senator Humbert's safe was deposited and opoued it.

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