23 FEBRUARY 1918, Page 2

The Western Front has become stall more agitated during the

past week, and the trench raids on both sides have increased in number and importance. The French, v4hose Champagne raid of February 13th ended with the-retention of the trenches overrun, - repeated the manceuvre on the Lorraine front on Wednesday, penetrating deeply on a wide front Into the.enemy lines near Moncel and taking over four hundred prisoners. The air-fighting has assumed large proportions. Between last Saturday and Tuesday fifty enemy machines were destroyed, while we lost only twelve. From last Sunday onwards our airmen made repeated raids into Germany, bombing Taves three limeawithin thirtyzeix hours and Thionville thrice in three-days, besides attacking the railway station and factories at Pirmasens. Our naval airmen have continued daily to pay their attentiens to Zeebrugge and the aerodromes in Flanders.