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Show Attacks Made at Numerous Numer-ous Points and Men and Guns Captured. ARTILLERY FIRE Belgians Completely Repulse Re-pulse Hun Attacks-French Attacks-French Bombarded. LONDON, March 4. "A number of' successful raids were carried out by us j last night on different parts of the j front," says today's war office report. "Australian troops entered German trenches near Warneton and after klllng at least fifty of the enemy and destroying several dugouts brought back cloven prisoners and a" m&chln'o gun. "Other successful raids wero carried car-ried out by Australian troops in the neighborhood of Gapsard, east of Mes-sines Mes-sines and south of Zolleboke. Prisoners were taken by us in each case and another an-other machine gun was captured. "North -Middlesex troops raided tho enemy's positions north of Passchcn-daele Passchcn-daele and captured several prisoners. "Our casualties in these raids were light Our troops also entered the Gorman lines at several other points, in each case reaching the objectives but without securing prispners as the enemy garrison had withdrawn. "A raid attempted by the enemy south of St. Quentin was repulsed .leaving a few prisoners In our hands. "Shortly before dawn this morning tho enemy's artillery developed considerable con-siderable activity In tho Lens sector." j ! BELGIANS UNDER HEAVY FIRE. PARIS, Sunday, March 3 The Belgian Bel-gian official statement on military operations Issued tonight reads: "In the course of the last two days ho artillery activity has been rather intense. On the night of March 1 tho Germans made an attack against tho Bois du Trapczo which was repulsed completely by tho fire of our artillery and machine guns. The Germans havo bombarded our lines violently at some points." SPIRITED ARTILLERY FIGHTING. PARIS. Sunday. March 3.7-Follow-Ing is the official statement of this afternoon: "The artillery fighting was spirited at limes on the right bank of tho Mouse and in tho Woevro, in the ro-gions ro-gions of Domevro and Badonvlllors. In upper Alsaco tho onemy's artillery, to which ours replied energetically, violently vio-lently bombarded our lines north of tho Rhone-Rhino canal In the afternoon." after-noon." Review of War Situation. j On the western front tho Germans are becoming active. Their raiding, operations havo increased in scope and aro approaching the size of planned attacks. The attacks on tho American sector, against tho French in Champagne Cham-pagne and elsowhoro and against tho British lines were in greater strength last week than has beon usual horo-tofor. horo-tofor. The enemy artillery fire also is Incroasing on all tho fronts. Except in Flanders, tho weather has been moro favorable to military operations nnjl tho heralded German blow or blows may bo made soon. French Decorate Americans. Americans officers and privates who distinguished themselves in the re-pulso re-pulso of tho German attack northwest of Toul Inst week have beon decorated by tho French government, war crossos being given tho men in tho presence of Premier Clemenceau. Whllo visiting tho American sector Sunday, tho French premier went Into tho front lino trenches, Inspected tho hospitals, talkod with officers and mon and returned to Paris satisfied that tho Americans wero ablo to hold their own agalnBt tho enemy. oo |
