FIGHTING ON THE YSER CANAL LINE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2515, 16 July 1915, Page 5

FIGHTING ON THE YSER CANAL LINE

GERMAN ATTACK NEAR PILKEI ALL ATTACKS HELD BY THE ALLIES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

Par's, July 14. ■A communique states: After the bombardment-of the Anglo-French lines yesterday, the Germans attacked the trenches south-west of Pilkem (captured by the British on the night of July 5, eastward of the canal), but were easily repulsed. There were several grenade combats from trench to trench during the night "northward of the Chateau Carleul and tho Labyrinth, and mine fighting westward of Peronne, and also near Perthes. ' Other German attacks which were concentrated in the region between Mario Therese and La Haute Chevaucbee were definitely ohecked. THE LATEST COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. July 15,10.30 p.m.) i Paris, July 15. . Official- —"The enejhy bombarded Furne3 and East Dunkirk. We fired, by way of reprisal, on the German Cantonments at Middelkerke. "The Germans have twice* vainly jittempted to leavo their trenches near Souchez. . - "The cannonade at Arras is continuous, tho cathedral quarter in particular having suffered. Three civilians were killed. "We attacked and gained a footing in tho German trenches west of the Forest of Argomie, and crossed the Servon. Road and sooured a little wood called the Beaurin Wood,, between Marie Therese and Haute Chavauchces. "Our Flying Corps effected great destruction ,at Libercourt Station, a military junction between Douai and Lille. Twenty aeroplanes dropped forty shells on the buildings, lines, and gun and aeroplanes.! An accompanying squadron bombarded a stationary train between two stations, and compelled a German Albatross machine to descend." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. . London, July 14. • 'A Berlin communique states: We captured French tranches on a front of 1100 yards north-east of Vienne-le-Chaleau, making prisoners 137 men. We stormed a position on a height south-west of tho Boumeuilles front three kilometres (one milo a-nd _ three-quarters) in depth, and one kilometre (five-eighths) of a mile) at La Fille Morte. known as Height 285, is now in in our possession. We made prisoner 2581 uuwounded French, also 300 or 400 wounded, and'oaptured ten guns. Our troops advanced into the position held by the French artillery, putting eight guns out of action, which are now between the Germ mi arid tho French lines. BRITISH DIVISIONS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. (Rec. July 16, 0.30 a.m.) • ' . . London, July 15. Speaking in the House of Lords, the Marquis of Lansdowne stated that between twenty-two and twenty-three British, divisions were now in France, and Belgium. WHAT HAS BECOME OP VON HINDENBERG ? REPORTED DISMISSAL DENIED. j Amsterdam, July 14. The Dutch newspaper "Tijd" states that well-informed German sources deny that Field-Marshal von Hindenburg is in disgrace. On the contrary, ho is busily engaged in preparations which will surprise the world, and perhaps | bring tho war to conclusion.