THE WESTERS THEATRE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13998, 31 January 1916, Page 5

THE WESTERS THEATRE.

SEVERAL GERMAN ATTACKS.-

ADVANCE ON THE SOMME

SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-ATTACK

ENEMY REPULSED ELSEWHERE

(Received Jan. 30, 5.5 p.m.)

Paris, .Tat Xl

A communique states that the eisorry, after a violent bombardment, attacked on a several kilometres front sjuih of

the So mine

They failed except at the village :ti Prise overlooking the Somme. The attack for the present ie stopped. TVc counter-attacked and reoccupied goiiio of tiie lost trenches.

Seven. 1 Gerifan attacks in wer3 repi'-s?! with heavy loss

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