OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2529, 2 August 1915, Page 5

OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ATTACK ON HOOGE ENEMY USES FLAME PROJECTORS WITH SUCCESS (By Telegraph'.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec, August 1, 3.35 p.m.) London, j H i v 31 Sir John French reports The enemy began 011 Friday morning tlie bombardment of our positions north and south of Hooge, and followed by an attack with ilaino projectors, chieil,y against our _ rccently-captured trenches 'at Hooge, and succeeded in penetrating our first lino of trenches on a.five hundred yards' front. Tlio fighting progresses. . ENEMY 'ACCOUNT OF. THE FIGHTING IN THE YOSGES, (Rec. August 1, 5.5 p. 111.) London, J u | v 31. Berlin Official.—AVe stormed the houses west of Hooge, which tho English' hold, after our assault 011 Juno 3. The British counter-attacks were. repulsed. The fiabtiiig in. the Vokcb continues, but is com in jj to a staudetill. A pom Hon of Lmiiefcptf is »uji in in tods of H«) ij'eMli, Mmtgaswuk swl t ihs sjwj&USiNNkl^*

WIDESPREAD OPERATIONS OP THE ALLIES' AVIATORS (Rec. August 1, 3.35 p.m.) . Paris, July 31. Official.—Our aeroplanes bombarded the Ypres-Roulers railway at Paf&J chendaele, the German bivouacs at Longseval west of Comblcs., tlio defcnce works at Brimont, near Reims, the military station at Cliatel, in tho Argonne, Burthecourt station at Lorraine, and tho asphyxiating gas factory at Dornach, in Alsace. The squadrons also bombarded tho Freiburg station, and forty bombs wero dropped oil the Chaun station. Forty-five aeroplanes started oil a raid Of the petrol factories at Pechelbroiiii, but owing to clouds and fogs only a. portion reached tho goal, whero they dropped 103 shells, while others bombarded tlio Detwiller station and the J'halsbourg airsheds. All tlio aeroplanes returned. SHARP, STRUGGLE FOR A MINE CRATER. (Rec. August 3.40 p.m.) Paris, July 31. Official.—German aviators bombarded St. Pol-sur-Mer without doing damage ; also Gravelines, where a child was killed. The Germans exploded a mine whero the roads from Sevron to Bagatelle, and Layon to Binarvillo cross.. After a sharp struggle we occupied the excavation produced. An enemy aviator bombed Nancy, doing insignificant damage. Our artillery hit ono machine, which landed between the, French and' German lines. The aviators escaped, but the machine was brought close to our trenches. REVIEW OF THE SITUATION'IN ALSACE. .("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Reo. July 31, 7.30 p.m.) ' umL m. , , , . . London, July 80. Ihe Times'" correspondent, reviewing the situation in Alsace, points out that it continues without exciting incidents, and thero has been no notable advance. The enemy has recently been working with feverish energy from the Swiss frontier to the Vosges, and probably soon a strong, offensive will ho launched. Whenever it comes, the French will bo ready. ALL DAY BOMBARDMENT AT-REIMS. .. ("Times" and Sydney. "Sun" Services.) ,T, r : , „ . , London, July 30. Ketugees from Reims stato that on Tuesday last shells and incendiary bombs began to fall. The hail of metal lasted all .day, and fires broke out in all directions. Tho cathedral suffered further damage. Many civilians wore killed in their beds. GRENADE & PETARD STRUGGLE FROM TRENCH TO TRENCH.- ~ . Paris, July 30. ■A communique states:—Throughout the night there was a grenade and ■potard struggle from trench to trench in tho "Labyrinth." , The fighting at Barrenkopf was continued into the middle of the night with great fierceness. Wo repulsed a fresh German counter-attack. Our curtains of firo inflicted heavy losses. AN ESTIMATE OP THE GERMAN FORCES IN FRANCE.(Rec. August 1, 4 p.m.) m, , ir> .. London, July 31. Ihe Daily Chronicle s" Dunkirk correspondent says thero is good reason to Oetieve that the Germans on the Western front are far fewer than they profess. While it is true 150,000 reinforced the line at Arras-Ypres, these really replaced tho withdrawn units, probably only a portion of the centreon™™ , Tho Clwn I>rinco Be ™s to have received between -00,000 and 250,000 reinforcements. Probably tho Germans holding the Western line do not exceed a million and a half. Of tho two millions and a half reserves at the Germans'_ disposal in June, two-thirds have been sent to the Enst, ana & further million to twelve hundred thousand remain under arms for service in October, but they are not of much value. NO INFANTRY ENGAGEMENTS ON SATURDAY, (Rec. 'August 1, 10.35 p.m.) 1,,,,. . |> . Paris, August 1. Official.- There were no .infantry engagements on Saturday. Seven French' aeroplanes bombarded the station and factories at Freiburg. Motor trouble compelled one machine to land in the German lines."