IN WESTERN THEATRE

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1915, Page 5

IN WESTERN THEATRE

GERMANS VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT. PARIS, February 13. Official. — The Germans are violently bombarding from the sea to Lys. There is great artillery activity on both sides, on the Somme between Oise and Aisne. ' OSTEN.D RAILWAY GOODS SHED DESTROYED. DUNKIRK, Feb 13. The airmen's bombs completely desti'oyed the Ositend railway, goods yards. TYPHUS OUTBREAK IN AUSTRIA. VIENNA, February 13. There were 423 cases of spotted typhus in ithe first week in February, prin cipally in Sty Ha.. SMALLPOX -RIFE. Smallpox is spreading in Vienna, but the people are indifferent of the official warnings airid less -than 20 per cent are vaccinated. ALLIES SUPERIOR ARTILLERY.. (Recdi 3 P.m.) LONDON, February 13 "Eye-witness' details the capture of the Brickfield cabled on' the sevdth The British and French ?-uilcry ocn. centrated a terrific fire o.a tne tr.cmy ■defences of the brickstacks. The effect of the lyddite shells was terrific and created great havoc among the enemy. The British storming columns rushed the position on three sides before the Germans recovered from the effects of the bombardment. The Germans left seventy dead, but the British casualties were insignificant. 1 The Germans ea.r'ly on the 7th advanced to the Canal bank shouting: "Don't shoot. We are engineers.' The British waited until the enemy were a few yards distant, and then a machine-gun opened fire.. The enemy fled leaving 30 dead. A great feature of all the recent fi*rht ing was the accuracy of the British artillery.