PROGRESS IN THE WESTERN WAR ZONE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2402, 6 March 1915, Page 7

PROGRESS IN THE WESTERN WAR ZONE

NEW TRENCHES OCCUPIED ' PRUSSIAN GUARDS SUFFER SEVERE LOSSES The Prime Minister has received the following; message from the High Commissioner:—" London, March 5, 1.80 a.m. Paris reports that on the Belgian dunes the Allies' artillery fire was very successful. The Allies' infantry occupied a new trench on the front of our lines. In the Champagne district progress has been continued, and the position has been consolidated and extended, particularly to the north-west of the Perthes-Mesnil line, 'where a hundred prisoners were taken. Prisoners confirm the heaviness of the losses sustained by two regiments of German Guards in Wednesday's combat. Near Verdun a German airman fell in. the French lines. A Press Association telegram states that the aeroplane was brought down at Fort Devaux, and that two aviators were captured. INDISPUTABLE 'ASCENDANCY. OF THE FRENCH (Rec. March 5, 5.25 p.m.) London, March 4. The Press Bureau reports from Paris describing the fighting in the Argonne during the last three weeks state that the French obtained an indisputable ascendancy over.the enemy—''Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. GERMAN BOWDER MAGAZINE BLOWN UP. .. . . Paris, March 4. A communique states:—"Our artillery demolished the enemy's-"trenches on the sand dufles. "The fcpmbardment of Reims lasted all day, a shell falling every three minutes. "The enemy captured our. advance trench near Nptra Dame Lorette. "A French airman, Captain Ha'ppe, yesterday bombarded a German powder magazine northward of Donaueschingen. The. flames rose to a height of i4O yards. ' "" ' regiments of German Guards fought with great ferocity north-west of Mesml, but were completely defeated."WHAT THE GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE CAPTURED. A r ■ , • XT. L,l „ Amsterdam, March 4. communique claims that the Germans captured eight' French officers, 558 men, and seven machine-guns at Notre Dame Lorette. FIGHTING ON THE YSER RESUMED. ' m , Amsterdam, March 4. ihe lelegraai states that fighting has been resumed oil the Yser Irains of wounded are continually arriving at Bruges