WAR IN THE WEST.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 532, 23 October 1915, Page 9

WAR IN THE WEST.

ENEMY ATTACKS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRMEN BOMBARD GERMAN AVIATION CAMP, The High Commissioner reports:— LQNDON, October 22 (4.40 p.m.). The enemy attempted, unsuccessfully, an attack against our salients to the east and south-west of Fort Givenchy. In the valley of the Souchez the enemy's attempted programme was easily repulsed. * In the Champagne area there' was a very violent bombardment at three points. Everywhere a visibly effective curtain of repression fire was made on German trenches and batteries. In Argonne a mine explosion destroyed a German post. A group of Allies' aeroplanes' bombarded the German aviation park at Cunel, between Argonne ai.ul the Meuse. By Coble. — Press Association. — Copyright. (Received October 23, 10.30 a.m.) . PARIS, October 22. A communique states: — The German bombardment continues very violently to the westward of Tahure and the eastward of Butte, Mesnil, and the Ville-sur-Tourbe district. We have everywhere repulsed them by a repressive fire, which was clearly very effective against the enemy's batteries and trenches. The explosion, of a, French mine in Argonne destroyed an enemy post.