THE BRITISH FRONT
fill* JJU Ulji-t-lO O . LONDON, Dec. 31. Sir Douglas Haig reports that 16 aero- ' planes bombed Comines station, liitting the railway lines and sheds. Ten attacked heavily the aerodrome, doing considerable damage. All the aeroplanes returned safely. 'BRITISH ATTACK: NEAR armentiee.es. LONDON, Jan. 2. Sir Douglas 'Haig reports that a small •' party, south-east of Annentieres seized: a portion of the German .front line, in- . k flicted severe casualties,- and -withdrew. We had a, few wounded. A GERSIAN COMMUNIQUE. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 31. A German communiquG says: British surprise night attacks'©n Tuesday with a yiew of penetrating our lines northwest of Lille failed. ; ALLEGED CAPTURE OF A BRITISH TRENCH. I ■ "V - /: - - j " - • BERLIN, Dec. 31. j The War Office announces that the - Germans, captured a. British trench near ; Hulluch. Allied aviators attacked Osj t-srid, . killing one Belgian civilian and j wounding- 19. The Sacred Heart Con- | ! vent was scattered. I
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 3 January 1916, Page 5
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