METZ AVIATION SHEDS BOMBED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2344, 29 December 1914, Page 5

METZ AVIATION SHEDS BOMBED

ATTEMPT TO RECAPTURE TRENCHES ALLIES PROGRESS IN ALSACE ByT«l«Br»p]i—Piwsa 'Asiootatlon— Gopyxtalit - , , Paris, December 27. 'A , communique states: "The enemy, after a violent bombardment, attempted to recapture the trenches in the Perthes region, north-east of Reims. Our artillery and infantry repulsed them. "Wβ progressed south of Saint Hubert. "In the Argonne we bombarded a ravine, where the enemy evacuated Beveral .trenches. . "Wβ repulsed aeveral attacks on a redoubt at Boisbrule, eait of Saint Mihiel. "A dirigible threw ten bombs on. Nancy. "Our aeroplanes dropped bombs on the aviation, ehea', barracks, and railway station at Metz. ' . "We further progressed on the heights dominating Cerney (in 'Alsace, eight miles north-west of Mulhausen), repulsing several attacks." ' THE GERMAN DEFENS IVE ORGANISATION. Paris, December 27. . Official.—Captures in the German trenches at Perthes on.December 24 included two machine-guns; several siege guns mounted on carriages, a 24.5 centimetre (10-inch) bomb-throwing mortar, a 50 millimetre (2-inch) gun with armoured cupola, and a revolving 37 millimetre (IJ-inch) gun, all affording some idea of the German defensive organisation, '■ FAILURE OF GERMAN HEAVY ARTILLERY. ATTACKS. (Rec. December 28, 9.30 p.m.) i ■ • Paris, December 28. Official reports etate that there haye been unsuccessful German heavy artillery and infantry attacks at Lβ Boisselle, and the consolidation of French positions on newly-occupied ground along the front.