SOISSONS CATHEDRAL AGAIN BOMBARDED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 70, 23 March 1915, Page 5

SOISSONS CATHEDRAL AGAIN BOMBARDED.

COUNTER-ATTACKS AT LES EPARGES REPULSED. FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE VOSGES. WELLINGTON, March 22. The High Commissioner cables, under date London, March 22, as follows:— Paris reports that the enemy again bombarded the Cathedral at Soissons, which has suffered neat-Fly. Contrary to German assertions, it was not used as an obeervation po<*i. At Les E[»arges,.tlie French gains were maintained, despite violent counterattacks, which were repulsed. The enemy's losses were heavy. In the Vosges region, after losing Great and Small Heichackerkopf on Saturday, the French have retaken the latter, and have conntcx-atteeked in an effort to retake the formen The .battle continues. " ."_ ,

HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

GERMANS HITRIHD BACK WITH MM. { (Received 11.50 a.m.) PARIS, iMarch 22. A communique says that the Germans suffered two serious inverses near Bagatelle. Two French, companies stormed the trenches aftejr blowing up three mines. J.ater on the Germans exploded two. mines 500 metres away and bombarded, the French trenches. Then the enemy attacked on a 259 matte front. Dut were hurled back after hot hand-to-hand fighting. Despite reinforcements the artillery caught the enemy when falling back, and inflicted very heavy lessen.