TERRIBLE ONSLAUGHTS OH ALLIED LINE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15766, 14 November 1914, Page 7

TERRIBLE ONSLAUGHTS OH ALLIED LINE.

ENEMY UNABLE TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION. BRITISH AND GERMAN ARMOURED TRAINS IN ACTION. London, November 12. The Daily Chronicle reports that the German onslaughts froi. Dixmunde to Arras during the week were terrible. They made progress at some places, only to be driven back next day. The artillery dominates the position so effectively that substantial and continual advances by either side are impossible. As the Germans are unable tc make an impression on our lines they confine themselves to relentlessly bombarding Ypres, Arras and Bethune. For the first time the Germans brought an armoured train into action against the British train yesterday. The enemy's train carried 6in guns, and threatened to become a formidable rival to our own. At last our aviators detected it, crawling steadily towards our lines. The British train steamed out of the fire zone, and when the enemy's train stopped four gigantic shells exploded over it and laid a portion ip ruins. The shells came from British 9.2 in naval guns installed six miles away. The German engineers courageously worked, under continuous fire, to remove the damaged part from the rails. They lost many lives, and the shells caused much damage, but failed to destroy the engine, which dragged the remains away at nightfall.