Heavy Firing Around Dixmude

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 432, 11 August 1915, Page 5

Heavy Firing Around Dixmude

Equalling the Big Yser Battles. A Quiet Day Elsewhere. tFKBM ASSOCIATION OOPYBISMT-l Amsterdam, Aug. 10. The ” Telegraaf ” reports heavy artillery firing, equalling in intensity the big Yser battles, is heard in the direction of Dixmude. It continued all day without a second’s silence. Paris, Aug. to. OFFICIAL. —T hings are fairly quiet on the whole front, except for cannonading at various points. Reims was again bombarded. Received 1 1, «S-45 a.m.) Paris, Aug. 10. A communique says: - Two German attacks with petards northwards of Souchez railway station were thrown hack. Our curtain of fire stripped a violent attack on our trenches at Croix 1 eescarmes. A fresh attack was made ai night, supported bv asphyxiating shell-. This was also stopped by our artillery. TO-DAY’S BERLIN REPORT. Received ii, 12.55 P-m.) Amsterdam, Aug. 10. A German communique states: —We destroyed the enemy’s newlv-const ructed bridge at Dammerkirke and shot down a captive balloon westward of Verdun. \Ve compelled a French aeroplane to descend southward of Muelsicim, and captured the pilot and observer.