THE WESTERN THEATRE.
A TRENCH RAID. AMMUNITION DUMP DESTROYED. (By Cable.—Press Asocial ion.—Copyright.) (Australian and X.X. Calix- Association.) (Router's Telegrams.) (Received December loth, 11.120 p.m.) LONDON, December 15. Sir Douglas Haig reports : — "We entered trenches in the neighbourhood of Mouchv-au-Bois, southward of Arras, and bombed dug-outs, which were full of troops. "The enemy's attempt to raid our lines in the neighbourhood of Hidluch failed. "We bombarded and fired a dump in the neighbourhood of Prs. v ARTILLERY AT WORK. (Received December loth, 11.20 p.m.) PARIS, December 15. A communique says:— "There we're fairly lively artillery actions south of the Somme and on both banks of tli.o Mouse, and on the heights south of Bonhomme." » " THE NEW CABINET. EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL. PARIS. December 14. The Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence in the .Government; and approval of M. Briand's declarations, by 314 votes to 105. CONTROL OF SPIRITS '.Australian and Is.Z. Cable Association.) (Recervcd December loth, 9.10 p.m.) PARIS, December 14. The Cabinet has introduced a measure to suppress the consumption of spirits on the ground that they are needed in making ammunition.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15775, 16 December 1916, Page 9
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