NO CHANGE IN BRITISH FRONT SINCE AUGUST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16020, 11 September 1915, Page 7

NO CHANGE IN BRITISH FRONT SINCE AUGUST.

UNIMPORTANT MINING OPERATIONS CARRIED pHt - TWO GERMAN AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN. - London, September 9. % . Sir John French reports that there has been no change in" the fighting line since August 30. There has been mining on both sides, -i but the results are not important. Artillery has been active eastward of Ypres. „. >..._-,:_ : >. Rifle and machine-gun fire brought down a German aeroplane-on September 1 behind the German lines. South-east of Hooge a-British fighting machine brought down a second aeroplane on Sunday- behind the enemy's lines, opposite the southern front. '^-'" VERY VIOLENT FIGHTING IN THE ARGONNE. GERMAN LOSSES IN A NIGHT ATTACK. v Paris, September: 9~ An official communique reports very violent fighting"™ at La " ■ Fontaine aux Charmes, in the Argonne. At night the"; Germans :' renewed their attacks with, great persistence, but:. the French line, except portion of a trench near Binarville, was maintained- • The " Germans suffered considerable losses. The French made--"some prisoners. • "l.v"-. - In the province of Artois there were very '■ lively'_ artillery actions. .... ■ '■.'■- - - - --ggm