ANOTHER GERMAN ATTACK IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2678, 26 January 1916, Page 5

ANOTHER GERMAN ATTACK IN THE WEST

FIASCO IN FLANDERS ENEMY'S INFANTRY UNABLE TO MOVE By Telcrracl—-Press Association—Oowrifht (Rec. January 25, 10.5 p.m.) Paris, January 24. 'A' communique 6tates:—"The enemy delivered an extremely violent bombardment on Nieuport, firing twenty thousand shells. His infantry then tried to debouch, but our curtain of "fire them, and only a few parties were able to leave their trenches. These were immediately dispersed. Small parties which attempted to cross the canal at Hetsas were thrown back." HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The High Commissioner reports:— London, January 24, 4.55 p.m. "North-east of Roye, and east of Soyecourt, to the south of the Somme, an enemy's convoy was bombarded. "Sis projectiles were thrown on I\ ancy this morning. "In the course of the night, French aviators bombed the Anizy-Laon railway, and the enemy's cstablishmen ts at Nugent and La Bassee. "This morning one of our air squadrons, composed of seven machines, throw twenty shells oil the enemy s cantonments at Houthulst and Middelkerke" (in Flanders). . rn • V )m,on ; January 24, 11.30 a.m. "Wo exploded a mine near oaint Jiiloi last night, damaging the enemy's trenches considerably. ""Wo carried out* a. successful bombardment of the enemy's trenches north-casfc of Arnientieres, doing considerable damage." FRENCH ' OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. By Telegraph—Press Assoclulkn—Copyright Paris, January 24. A communique states: "The enemy fired ten shells on Nancy. "Our aviators raided the enemy's encampments at Houthulst and Middelkerko." GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Rec. January 25, 8.30 p.m.) & London, January 24. A German wireless message states:—"The enemy's air squadron bombed Met<i. One bomb fell into the residenco of a bishop, and one into ths courtyard of a hospital. Two civilians were killed, and cisbt injured. One of the I'mm-Vi ÜBi'opla.Hi;s glwfc d<»vn, "bur aviators bombed the railway anu military works behind the Frown front. I '-

PROJECTILES HURLED NEARLY 20 MILES. (Rec. January. 25, 8.30 p.m.) London! January 24. The "Evening News" points out that the projectiles which were thrown into Nancy must have been hurled nearly twenty miles. It is believed that the gun was mounted on concrete south of Metz.