FRANCE & BELGIUM

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144783, 13 September 1915, Page 3

FRANCE & BELGIUM

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS. PARIS, Sept. 12. The Crown Prince has made repeated attempts to break the French lines in the Argonno by means of powerful artillery and large numbers of troops, but without appreciable result.. The Germans sustained greater losses than they indicted, and tue efforts were abandoned. A communique states that great artillery activity continues in the Artois region, southward of Somme and the environs of Roye. The enemy on the Aisne and Marne canal made two attempts to surprise our advanced posts near Sapigneui, hut failed completely. PARIS, Sept. 11. A communique states; We crushed an attempt to attack near St. Hubert and completely repulsed a very violent attack at Hartmann’s Weillorkopf. ' German aeroplanes bombed Compiegne, aiming particularly at the hospitals, but tnere were no casualties\Vo brought down an Aviatik near St. Ewe, taking the airman prisoner. FIGHTING IN THE AIR. PARIS, Sopt. 11. Sis German warplanes dropped thirty bombs indiscriminately on Nancy today. There was no material damage. Two people were killed and ten wounded, and there were several casualties in the suburbs. Aeroplanes pursued the invaders and damaged one raider. A German aeroplane, adorned with sixteen iron crosses, was forced to descend at Calais, the petrol tank Iftiving boon pierced by bullets. The machine and its occupants were captured. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11. Reports from Brussels state that an aviator wrecked the Zeppelin which was destroyed yesterday. The crew perished. The Allies’ aeroplanes bombed the aerodrome at Ghent. The barracks wore destroyed, 103 people being killed. NEW 7 ARMY FOR FRANCE. PARIS, Sept. 11. At the re-opening of the Chamber of Deputies nest week Deputy Masse will introduce a Bill enabling France to place in the field, in the spring, a well-trained army of at least seven hundred thousand new black troops. All French colonies and protectorates will be recruited. The Governor’s estimate is that Madagascar will contribute forty thousand. Algeria and Tunis seventy thousand, and IndoChina two hundred and eighty thousand. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. (Received Sept, 13, 10.25 a.m.) , . PARIS, Sept. 12. A communique states that incessant bombing, grenade fighting and cannonading is continuing m the Neuville sector. The most violent bombardments are going on in the Roye region and between Paiasy and Craonelle. AA T e re-' pulsed a fresh German attempt at Sapioneul. Our artillery, southward of Lientrey, was effective against a German concentration on our positions. The German attack was immediately held up. German aeroplanes yesterday again bombed Compiogne. Our men effectively dropped heavy shells on the German tangars at Brayello. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON. Sept. 13. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, September 12 (4.50 p.m.) South of Leintrey there has been an efficacious French artillery action on enemy works and the concentrations for a German attempted attack wore arrested by a curtain of fire and infantry fire. Enemy airmen yesterday bombed Compiegnc, French airmen retorting effectively with large bombs on the German hangars at Brayelle.