ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2665, 10 January 1916, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

BOMBING ATTACKS REPELLED

Hy Tclezraph—Press Association— CouyrlsW (Rec. January 9, 5.5 p.m.) Lornion, January 8. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We repelled ' the enemy's bombing attack about the Armentieres-Lille railway. "Our artillery considerably damaged the enemy's trenches at various points." GERMAN POSTS DESTROYED. DESTRUCTIVE FRENCH FIRE. (Rec. January 9, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, January 8. ' A French communique says: "Our artillery destructively bombarded the enemy's positions on the plateau at Nouvrons, north-west of Soissous, and two German posts were destroyed. "Our long-range fire threw an enemy column into confusion north_ of Etain, and caused a fire in the neighbouring village. "Our batteries exploded three of the enemy's works north of Saint Mihiel." THE CHATILLQN MILLS. DESTROYED BY THE FRENCH. (Rec. January 9, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, January 8. The Germans occasionally bombard Nancy with 15in. guns. A French communique says: "Our artillery destroyed the Chatillon mills, eastward of Fontenoy, which the enomy organised defensively." FRENCH 75's ACTIVE. ARMOURED CUPOLA WRECKED. London, January 8. The High Commissioner reports: — South of Arras a German armoured cupola was destroyed. There has been a successful bombardment north of the Aisne. The enemy attacked between Rehfelsen and Hivzstcin, obtaining possession of a small part of our trenches, hut

wore cTiiveii out. The enemy counterattacked this morning, leaving prisoners and a machine-gun.

"THE HANDY MAN " ■EXPLOIT OF TWO BLUEJACKETS. (llec. January 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 8. Kr. Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent, writes:—British artillery arc engaged daily in battle along its entire line, .sometimes reaching the violence of a bombardment preceding an attack. Our losses lately have been small. Our gunners arc confident that the enemy is suffering tenfold. Their morale lias been shaken by the continual strife. '.file enemy replies chiefly by mining operations. Lately they fired five mines simultaneously near Hulluch; the explosion was terrific and nerve-racking but the casualties were. few. The enemy's attempt to occupy craters was frustrated chiefly by the action of two bluejackets on a visit to tlio trench. Tliey seized a couple of machine-guns, and swept the ground wherever the Germans tried to advance.