VIOLENT INFANTRY ACTIONS NEAR ARRAS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 5

VIOLENT INFANTRY ACTIONS NEAR ARRAS

GERMANS COMPLETELY REPULSED \ DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF GRENADES AND . PETARDS , By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright Paris,' July 8. A communique states: —North of Arras somewhat violant infantry actions developed last night. We completely -repulsed a German '• attack, which was preceded by a heavy bombardment between Angres and Souchez, to this north of the Bethune Road. . We attacked the "North Souchez station, and approached the village, carrying a line of German trenches, after annihilating all the defenders with grenades and petards. . Soissons was again bombarded. - In tho Argonne, the Germans, in the region of Marie Thereso, tried to leave their trenches, but were repulsed. . ' ' , Enemy attacks between Fey-en-Haye and Bois le Pretrp .were stopped at the outset. " " . ■ ' FRENCH RECAPTURE TWO HU NDRED (YARDS OF TRENCHES i • , Paris, July 8. Official.—After a_ fight with grenades, wo recovered two hundred y.ards of trenches in the Bois le Pretro. GERMAN ACCOUNT OP THE ATTACK WEST OF, SOUCHEZ, 1 • London, July 8., 'A German official message states The French west of Souchez penetrated our trenches for a distance of 880 yards, but a counter' attack ejected them, except along a small portion, where' grenade fighting continues., There are vigorous artillery, combats along the entire front. : GERMAN-SWISS FRONTIER TO BE REOPENED, - London, July 8. Berne message states that the Germano-Swiss frontier is to be reopened.The Germans Tefuse to disclose the military reasons which • necessitated its' closure.WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF, GERMAN: TROOP S, ~ , • ' Zurich, July 8. Travellers, report that two thousand military trains have crossed the Rhine at Coblentz, Mayence, and Mannhoim. in connection with tho westward movement of troops, ' GERMANS . CAUGHT BY. BRITISH 'ARTILLERY ' (Reo. July 9, 9.45 p.m.) ■ ' i . Paris, 'July 9. ' Official.—'"A 1 German attack against the trenches the British captured on July 6, south-west of Pilken, was broken-up with very heavy losses; the attackers being caught by the me of the British artillery and our field guns."A very violent German counter-attack was launched north of the Souchez station in an endeavour to retake tie trenches we captured 'on Wednesday evening. The Germans only succeeded in occupying a hundred metres put of' eight hundred. _ _ •"The mine warfare in the Noyon region -has developed to our advantage."-