THE BRITISH SUCCESS AT HOOGE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2538, 12 August 1915, Page 5

THE BRITISH SUCCESS AT HOOGE

VIOLENT ARTILLERY BATTLE FOLLOWS TRENCHES MADE UNTENABLE FOR EITHER SIDE By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright „ , London, August 10 , . Sir John French reports:—"North-west 'of Ho'ogo and in tlib ruins of tho yillago we consolidated our position. A weak infantry attack was repulsed during the night. 1 "A violent artillery engagement on Monday afternoon made all tlie trenches and open ground southward of Hooge untenable for either side and wo slightly withdrew tho portion of our lino which lay southward of the vil lage. _ This makes no material difference to our position. The total number of prisoners captured on Monday was 150." AWFUL RESULT OF BRITISH BOMBARDMENT. 'lie "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent says thsit the mahf the lost ground at Hooge -followed a preliminary bombardment shortly after dawn, tiie enemy replying from east, west, and north of Ypres salient "So for many miles, oyer a wide territory, there Were bursting great shells and storm clouds of shrapnel. At four o'clock our fire was concentrated on the lines at Hooge. All our batteries poured out a torrent of fire, when our infan- - try stormed the tranches. "The condition of tha enemy's lines was terrible beyond words. The death-roll was heavy in thoso destroyed dugouts and behind broken parapets. Our casualties wore Blight, for the artillery had done most of tbe work, and overcome the enemy's lire in response. The prisoners were all dazed and demoralised." FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ' (Rec. August 11, 8.25 p.m.) ' Paris, August 11. Official—"There bare been artillery actions only in the Artois, Aisne, and Argonne regions. "Four of our airoraft which participated in the Saarbruck raid did not return. One is reported to have landed in Switzerland,"- . GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ' . , ' Amsterdam; 'August 10. 'A 1 German communique states: — He destroyedi the enemy's newly-con-structed bridge at Dammerkirch, shot down a captive balloon westward of Verdun, and compelled a French aeroplane to descend southward of Mulheim, capturing the pilot and observer."