EIGHTY BOMBS DROPPED BY THE GERMANS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2367, 25 January 1915, Page 5

EIGHTY BOMBS DROPPED BY THE GERMANS

Will* AIR BATTLE "ENEMY AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN BY BRITISH coram ATTACK BY ALLIES' AlffM futile effort to pierce. • 'THE BRITISH LINE

'£ daring raid' by two British aviators is reported to-day. The point! of attack was Zeebrugge, tho Belgian port which the Germans have strongly fortified and equipped as a submarine base. Bombs dropped by the aviators damaged a submarine and a number of gunners in the forts were tilled. The attackers got safely away. On Fnday twelve German aeroplanes bombarded Dunkirk, doing a goo deal of damage. One of their number was brought down by BntisH aviators, who took part in the pursuit. A story of Zeppelins having been sighted passing over Cromer, thirty miles north-west of Yarmouth, is contradicted by a.later message. Airmen at the Pans camp have sworn to ram any Zeppelin attacking the city. Heavy, fighting is reported on the Western front, and the Allies have at /many points repulsed attacks, some of them made by the Germans in strong force. Owing to the continued advance of the French in the Woevro district the communications of the Germans in that region with Mete are stated to be in jeopardy. There is little news from the Eastern theatre, but the Russians in Eastern Galicia are within four miles of Dorna Vatra, where Bukowina joins Transylvania and Rumania, An intercepting movement is also in progress from the West which, if successful, will cut off the Austrian defending force from Hungary, and force it over the Rumanian frontier. The Turkish heir-apparent is said to be at the head of a movement in favour of a speedy peace. The movement is gaining ground, though Marshal von der Golta is imprisoning all who openly advocate peace.

SHARP ATTACKS NEAR YPRES AIL DAY STRUGGLE STRENUOUS FIGHTING ON BOTH SIDES \ By TeleeraDl—Press AssotiKiUon-OopyrlgM (Reo. January 24, 2 p.m.) Paris, January 23. xjffioial.— The enemy has shown more activity south-east of Ypres where there have been very sharp attacks. In the Argonne, at Fontain Madame, near Saint Hubert, the enemy was repulsed after two vigorous French countpr attacks The struggle at the Mane Thense Works lasted all day long, with extreme strenLJness on both sides, We, position at nightfall The Germans made a heavy night attack, uhich failed. At Hard manns Weilerkoff fighting continues. . - ENEMY'S COMMUNICATION WITH METZ 'NARROWED DOWN TO ONE ROAD. Paris, January 22. A correspondent saya that the Germans' channel of communication with Metz has been narrowed down to one road. . . Th Q loss of this will mean the instant cutting ?ff .of the enemy's force m that quarter, and the defeat of their efforts to encircle Verdun. GERMANS ATTEMPT TO RUSH THE FRENCH LI PES FRENCH ARTILLERY SHATTER THE GERMAN COLUMNS. (Rec. January 24, 2 p.m.) Paris, January 23. Tho Germans, on the nineteenth instant, attempted to advance in a snowstorm, and rosh the French lines at Albert. The French artillery did terrible execution in the German columns, which staggered under the had of shells, and broke down. The French then made a brilliant bayonet chargc, and the Germans were driven back all along the line, leaving large numbers of dead, and losing some trenches, NIEUPORT VIOLENTLY BOMBARDED

EXTREMELY FIERCE-INFANTRYi ENGAGEMENT,

Paris, January 22,

r A communique states'.—The enemy bombarded Nivuport with considerableviolence. We slightly progressed eastward of the Lombaertzyde causeway. Our artillery was effective between Ypres and the Oise against the earthworks and batteries. The enemy retook a portion of the trenches at Bois le Petre which wo captured on Wednesday. The German batteries at Scliluclit were silencpd. An extremely fierce infantry engagement, with hand-to-hand struggles, is being waged at Hartmann-Sweilerkoff, In Alsace.

STUPENDOUS EFFORT TO PIERCE THE BRITISH LINES

ENEMY REPULSED WITH SEVERE LOSS,

(Rec. January 24, 2 p.m.) , , „„ , Paris, January 23. Official. —We progressed a hundred metres at Lombaertzyde. Router's agent at Saint Omer states that on Monday night a large German force, in massed formation, made stupendous efforts to pierce the British ■line at Festubert, and were repulsed with heavy loss.

THE ALLIES' LINE FROM THE ARGONNE

IMPORTANCE OF THE BEAUSEJOUR FARM,

(Rec. January 24, 2 p.m.) Paris, January 23. A correspondent, describing the position, says when the line of trenches leaves the Argonne it passes Ville sur Tourbe, which is in German possesdon; thence through. Massiges, along an important ridgo, on which stands the farm of Beausejour, overlooking the plateau stretching north to Vouziers. The French occupied the side of the plateau while tho Germans held the orest, until the French, by a night attack, gamed a footing on the crest. The Gorman counter-attacks have since failed to dislodge them.

ALLIES' LINE SENSIBLY ADVANCED,

(Rec. January 24, 2 p.m.) Paris, January 23. Tlie "Matin" says the Allies' lino was sensibly advanced on Wednesday between Festubert and La Basseo.

ALL DAY FIGHTING-RESULTS NOT REPORTED

(Rec. January-25, 0.15 a.m.) Paris, January 24. Official.—Thoro was fighting all day a t Fontain® Midanie and Hai'tmanns jTVeilerkoof. but tlia result am aoh set raoovted