Evening star., 1917-02-15
Haig Keeps Enemy Busy.

From Stan Correspondent of the Associated
Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, via London, February 15.-
The past thirty hours have witnessed
three of the British raids which are
carried out daily and nightly with the
object of making life unbearable to the
Germans in the front line trenches. Two
Of the raids were conducted by the
Canadians, who really invented the prac-
tice of trench raiding which has now
spread throughout the British army.
These raids, added to the steady progress
by the British on both sides of the
Ancre. are evidence that the coolest
weather of the war on this front has
not stopped the constant worrying pres
sure which the British seek to exert
upon the Germans.
Old soldiers say that there is nothing
quite so valuable as these minor opera
tions for keeping the troops in fighting
trim, while nothing is SO depressing and
injurious to morale as the constant de-
fensive which the Germans have en-
dured all winter opposite the British
lines. In this respect the British are
very unlike the French in their methods
of winter warfare.
da1g Keeps on rounding.
Gen. Haig's policy has been one Of un-
ceasing bombardment punctuated by
daily raids and minor attacks tactics
which have brought in constant stream
of prisoners and inflicted a heavy toll
of casualties on the Germans.
The French. on the other hand, pre-
fer lying quiet in their trenches for
=
denly on a wide front in a sharp. fierce
combat. The British have not the same
appreciation of the dramatic as the
French. but believe implicitly IN the
efficacy of the steady grinding down
process which they are carrying out.
In their biggest raid the Canadians
captured forty-seven prisoners of the
11th Bavarians. who came into the lines
only yesterday. The Canadians re-
mained in the German trenches for
pletely wrecked.
Their most important work was
probably the blowing in of four mine
shafts by which they sealed in living
tombs scores of Germans who were
tunneling toward the British lines.
The Germans tried to cut Off the Can
adams with a double barrage fire and
then attacked. but they succeeded in
infiictin gonly few casualties.
British Gain More Ground.
LONDON, February 1.-THE official
report from British headquarters in
France last night reads:
During the day we captured an en-
emy strong point southeast of Grand
court and took few prisoners. An
other very successful raid was carried
out this morning northeast of Arras.
We penetrated ESQ yards into the en-
emy's dstenses and reached his third
limo os defenses. Two machine gun
emplacements and a number of dugouts
were completely destroyed. Many of
the enemy were, killed in the dugouts.
which they refused to leave. We cap
tured forty prisoners and a machine
gun Our casualties were very light.
I'VE also entered the German lines
last night on the Somme and northeast
of Ypres and inflicted considerable cas-
ualties."
French Penetrate German Line.
PARIS, February 10, 2:10 p.m.-French
detachments made an attack yesterday
between the Disc and the Aisne and pene-
trated as far as the second German line,
the war Office announces.
"In the Champagne" says the official
statement. there was violent artillery
fighting during the night in the sector of
Tourbe and considerable patrol activity in
the region of Vailly (east of Soissons),
Caurieres Wood and southwest Of Chau-
voncourt We took prisoners"
Berlin Reports British Attacks.
BERLIN, February IA. by wireless to
Sayville, February 15.-British troops n
strength continued yesterday their at
tacks against the German positions on the
north bank Of the river Ancre. in France.
Two British attacks south of the town of
Serre were repulsed after violent hand
to-hand fighting, according to the official
announcement issued today by German
army headquarters.