THE WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2526, 29 July 1915, Page 5

THE WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT

REPRISALS AND ENCOUNTERS 1 London, July 27, '1.50 p.m. The High Commissioner reportß:— "The enemy's bombardment of Fumes and Dunkirk was followed by reprisals from the Allies, who fired 011 the Belgian coast to\v!i» of Westcnde and Middlekorkc, I'ivo bombs wiiiuli werq dropped by u licimt) fliruiHH Pt J3uu« kirk caused 110 damage

"In tlie Argcnne, two attempted Gorman attacks were/easily checked. • "In the Vosges, the Allies extended and consolidated their positions on tlic crest of Lingckopf, and occupied Lc File; the enemy's counter-attack was unsuccessful." London, .July 28, 12.45 a.m. 'In the scctor of Souehez the cannonade lias been much more intense. A was has been tivico bombarded, causing a groat lire, which the French were nblo rapidly to extinguish. "In the Avgonne there has been a- violent cannonade along the whole front. "In Alsaco the French have completed tlie capture of a very stronglyorganised German position on the crest of the Lingekopf, Schrntzmannele, ami the Barrendopf, on a front of two kilometres, and dominating the principal valley occupied by the French. Several German officers and upwards of ono hundred mon wero taken prisoner." GERMAN OFFICIAL' COMMUNIQUE. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.). ' , Amsterdam, July 27. A German official message states: "We compelled a French aeroplane to descend north-west of Turcoiiig, and captured a British aeroplane and aviators near Peronne. "Tlie enemy captured our advanced trenches at Lingekopf (in the Vosges). GERMANY CALLING UP UNTRAINED MEN. (Rec. July 28, 8.15 p.m.) Copenhagen, July 28. All men in the Duchy of Schleswig, betweeu the ages of 39 and SO, and having no previous sorvice, were called up at two hours' notice. REPORTED DEATH OF A GERMAN GENERAL'. (Rec. July 28, 8.15 p.m.) Paris, July 28. Prisoners report that a shell killed General von Zeppert, while lie was visiting the trenches at La Fontenelle. KAISER'S PLANS TO END THE WAR. (Rec. July 2!), 0.5 a.m.) London, July 28. Reports from Copenhagen state tnat the Kaiser, before going to I'oseu to confer with the Generals there, held a. Crown Council ill Berlin, at which he declared that Germany would not negotiate with her enemies until Warsaw and Calais had bean captured. Tlie Council drew up final plans to end the ..war, which the Kaiser said must terminate before Oiffistnias.