Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1918 — BRITISH MAKE TWO RAIDS [ARTICLE]

BRITISH MAKE TWO RAIDS

English and Scotch Troops Bring Back Prisoners. London, March “English troops carried out a successful raid against the enemy’s trenches on Greenland hill, north of the Scarpe river,” says the war .office report. “Twelve prisoners and a machine gun were captured by us. English and Scottish troops also raided German positions in the southern portion of Houtholst forest and brought back twelve prisoners and three machine guns. •The enemy’s artillery was active in the neighborhood of Havrincourt wood and south of the Scarpe river. The artillery on both "sides was active during the early part ok’ the night east of Ypres.” An official statement of British aerial operations says of the operations on Wednesday: . "Four tons of bombs were dropped on large railway sidings at Courtrai, a railway junction midway between Douai and Valenciennes, two airdromes north of Douai and Billets. "During the night more than half a ton of bombs were dropped on the barracks and railway stations at Treves. The same night nearly one and onehalf tons of bombs were dropped an an airdrome near Metz.”