GERMAN PROGRESS IN RUSSIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16477, 23 February 1918, Page 7

GERMAN PROGRESS IN RUSSIA.

TOEKS BEFORE TREBIZOND-

Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright.

Australian and "N.Z. Cable Assn

and Reuter. Received 11.35 p.m., Feb. 22ad, LONDON, Feb. 21

A United Press correspondent eays that British on Tuesday took-ofer another considerable 6ector of the front,/ southward of St. Quentin as far as the Oiso river.

[From St. Quentin to' the Oiso' is about eighteen miles-]

FRENCH SUCCESSES IN LORRAINE.

French communique.—We took 525 prisoners, including eleven officers, in yesterday's operations in Lorraine.

AMERICAN AEROPLANES ON THE WAY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21

Mr Baker, Secretary for War, states that hitherto neither the Allies nor the Germans on the West front bad more than twenty-five hundred battleplanes simultaneously available. American planes wero going to the front foiir months earlier than was expected.

AIR BOMBERS VERY BUSY

Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn Received 8.20 p.m., Feb. 22nd.

Sir Douglas Haig reports—We bomb-i ■ed yesterday an. aerodrome northward of Douai and a dump north-eastward of Lille. Wo dropped 50 tombs on hilleis. and 150 bombs were dropped by night on an important railway centre south-eastward of Cainbrai. We successfully attacked Thionville. Twenty-six heavy born'os were dropped at the railway station, and a large explosiou and two fires were caused Despite considerable gun fire all our machines returned.

Aeroplanes to-day dropped a ton of bombs on factories and the station at Primasens, in Germany. Hits Wert obtained near the station, gasworks and factories, where a large fire was caused. ATI our machines returned.

EXPECTED GERMAN OFFENSLVE.

A high military authority states that though there is much talk of the coming offensive, no definite indications bring it any nearer. The most satisfactory featur© on the West front; is our continued success in the air, which i; of the utmost importance preliminary to any battle. Referring to air raids on London, he says: Sinco the beginning of the year wo have jcarried out fifteen raids into Germany, all with definite results, a<- against Germany's five on England, two of abortive. The latest instance of the enemy's propaganda is visible in Gemanj vising great influence in Switzerland in connection with a protest against the use of poisonous gas. We are ready at any moment to relinquish it. VARIOUS ANTICIPATIONS. The Pari"! "Journal" states that it is believed that Cambrai will be one sector of the German offensive. The British right flank at Cambrai is particularly tempting. The "Echo de Paris" says the German offensive will probably be Between Lille and Oambrai, involving the engagement of sixty or eighty divisions. FRENCH AIRMAN. ESCAPES FROM GERMANY. Received 5.5 p.m., Fob. 22nd. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 21. The famous French airman, Gerros Marchal, has escaped from Germany. Marchal flew over Berlin and just failed to reach the Russian lines. ENEMY "REINFORCEMENTS. Received 1.20 a.m., Feb. 23rd. (United Service.) LONDON, Feb. 22. Turkish and Austrian troops have . arrived at tho West front.