OPERATIONS IN FRANCE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 January 1916, Page 5

OPERATIONS IN FRANCE.

ACTIVITY At SEVERAL POINTS. CdIKUMAIST OFFENSIVE. TRENCHES LOST AND RECOVERED. ZEPPELIN RAID ON PARIS. LONDON, January 110. Sir Douglas Haigh reports that following a heavy bombardment the enemy entered some saps near Carnoy, but were subsequently driven out. We repulsed bombing attacks near Givenchy. PARIS, January 30. A communique states : Our artillery started a lire in a magazine at Fechfraud there were many explosions. We lepulsed attempts to retake craters southward of Lefogincrdad. Following the prescribed measures on the approach of Zeppelins, the city at ten o’clock yesternight was plunged into darkness and warnings sounded. The protecting air squadron turned out and shortly after several loud explosions were heard, the Zeppelins having thrown bombs. It is reported that there -were a number of victims. Disregarding a warning- to take cover, crowds rushed the boulevards and watched the skies. A thick mist hung- over the city to a height of 2000 ft, diminishing the penetrative power of the searchlights and hampering the work of the aircraft guns-and the chasing aeroplanes. The Zeppelins were flying at a great height, but were fired upon as they disappeared. The victims at one point were fifteen and elsewhere a man, three women and two children were killed. There were many victims to the raid. One bomb killed several people and did considerable damage to property. Thirteen bombs were dropped, nine houses were wreckedand seven persons killed, 'the majority were in their houses. No one in the streets was injured.. President Poincaire visited the stricken centres. The bombs were of tbe most powerful description. One uprooted and hurled a tree twenty yards tn the roof of a building. Another injured 15 people. This morning it was announced that tha raid had ended. A. police officer and his wife were among those killed. Received this dav at 11.20 a.m. WELLINGTON, This Day. The High Commissioner reports from London under date of January 30th (4.50 p.m.) as follows: The Germans last night attacked our positions south of the Somme on fhe Dompire front. Tlie enemy’s infantry was twice thrown hade on their trenches by the French curtain of fire and bombardment. LONDON, January 30. A German; communique states: Ate stormed the trenches north-east of Neuville, over 1700 yards being captured: also a suspension bridge near Arras, tbe village of Frisc, and 100() yards of adjoining trenches, making prisoners of 937 and taking 13 machine guns and four minethrowers. ALLIED AIR RAID. BOMBS FROM A DIRIGIBLE. PARIS, January 30, Official.—-The Allies’ air raid on Friehorg, at the mouth of the Ever Elbe, was conducted by a dirigible, which dropped thirtyeight bombs on the station and military establishments, with serious damage.