BOMBARDMENT OF WESTENDE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2336, 18 December 1914, Page 5

BOMBARDMENT OF WESTENDE

GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED ARTILLERY DUELS AT SEVERAL POINTS Parts, December 16. A communique states: "A British squadron violontly bombarded. Westende. j.j "The Belgians repulsed a counter-attack at Saint Georges, and occupied farms on the left bank of tho Yser. • ' "Wo progressed at Saint Eloi. "There have been artillery duels at Arras, on the Aisne, and in the Champagne district, where wo gained a clear advantage at several points./ "Wo repelled attacks at tho Mont Marie wood, also west of Camay, in Alsace." GERMAN PEOPLE WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH V . THE PRESTIGE OF-PRUSSIA WILL SUFFER HEAVILY. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, Deoember 16. ..'. ' A correspondent in South Germany states that Liege and Namtir have. been rebuilt and strongly fortified. Important road orossings, the railways, and most of the important buildings at Brussels have been mined, and only need the press of a button to convert them.into a heap of ruins. The South Germans, ho'say6, are not enthusiastic over the war, but realise that they must stick together. The popularity of the Kaiser has lessened, and when they recognise tho hopelessness of the case the Southern States will be the first to cry "Peace." After the war the prestigo of Prussia will suffer heavily, and will probably disappear. The correspondent is firmly convinced that the German people will fight to a finish, and when' finally forced to surrender it will not be for want of soldiers, food, or money. Their greatest danger lies in their ammunition, for the manufacture of which they are very short of saltpetre. i MONITORS CONTINUE TO HARASS THE GERMANS. -' "" (Reo. December 17, 10.15 p.m.) ' London, December 17. The monitors on the Belgian coast continue to harass the Germans. . t CONTINUED PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES. (Rec. December 17, i 0.15 p.m.) ' ■ , Paris, December 17.'., ' Oißoial.—Wo progressed slightly as far as the sea north-east of Nieuport. also to the/south-east of Ypres and along the railway towards La Basse. ' OBSTINATE GERMAN ATTACKS IN'. . SLIGHT RETREAT BY THE RUSSIANS • ~ PROGRESS OF AUSTRIANS CHECKED N ■ . "" ' \ (Reo. December 17, 10.15 p.m.) '.'', Petroarad, December 17. Official.—The Germans are making obstinate attaoks on ths left bank of the Vistula, mainly towards Kernoti. ■''».. We were obliged to resist attacks near Sochakzev (about 25 miles west of Warsaw), under conditions of local disadvantage, and retreated slightly;; our counter-attacks elsewhere along the front has held the enemy to his positions. The'progress of the Auatrians in the Carpathians has been cheeked. .-.:: . ;