OFFICIAL SEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2360, 16 January 1915, Page 7

OFFICIAL SEWS

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT) 1 v, London, January 14, 6.35 p.m. ,• Paris reports: "The Belgians explod-t ed the Stuyvekerkcz farm, used by tha enemy as an ammunition depot. North of Soissons there has been heavy fighting all day on two liiils—one north-easti and oiio north-west of Crouv. The Allies are holding the first slopes. A -tor-attack on the left slightly progress-, ed, without, however, appreciable nd- V, vance. The centre position was main*/, tained despite repeated efforts by the'; enemy, but cast of Vregny tho Allies', yielded ground. |' "Owing to the rise of the 'Aisno straying bridges, the Allies' communis cations were rendered precarious; they therefore established themselves south: of the river." ' London, January 14, 5.30 a.m.—Paris reports that , the Allies on Wednesday v night wrecked the ' German trenches J north-west of Fquqnescourt (north of >• Roje), and that the enemy's attack 1 } north of Soissons has been checked. ! 11l a retirement, due to the rising of the Aisne, rendering reinforcements inW possible, a French' troop abandoned some' guns, owing to the breaking of a bridso.' but they rendered tho weapons useless, The Germans took prisoners, liotablj wounded, whom it was impossible to re- f move. A considerable number of un-' wounded Germans Were eantured. Tha Germans'' partial, but purely local, suo-' cess cannot influence the whole opera* tions.