ENEMY RAIDS FAIL.
Received 11.5 p.m. Oct. 26
q- n ! . ct l. on:doN, Oct. 26. ■bir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy attempted a raid last night eastward of Loos, but wer e *met by rifle and machine gun tire, and failed to reach our wire.
Two raiding parties attacked our line northward of La Bassee Canal. One.was repulsed before reaching our trenches. The othv.i- entered •the"trenches, bub w«ro driven out. We took a few prisoners.
During tha night there were patrol encounLers eastwara of Poelcapelle. Tim whither on the British front on Wednesday slightly improved. Our aeroplanes bombed an aerodrome at Courtrai. Eight, eneniy machinos wore iirought down. Six of ours arfe missing.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17124, 27 October 1917, Page 5
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