ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2545, 20 August 1915, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

DESTRUCTIVE BOMBARDMENT BY THE FRENCH GERMAN HEAVY BATTERIES DESTROYED The High Commissioner reports:— , London, August 18, 5.45 p.m. "Yesterday the_ French bombarded the German position in the region of Linge,. destroyed two heavy batteries, and damaged several munition depots. "On the crest of Sondernach, the enemy, during the night, launched two new violent counter-attacks against tho position which had been taken by the French yesterday. Both were completely repulsed, the French taking fifty prisoners." • FRENCH ASCENDANCY OVER THE ENEMY. London, August 18. A communique which has been issued by the French Embassy places emphasis upon the fact that the French along various fronts, preserve their ascendancy over the enemy in their daily artillery duels, bombs, and grenade i fighting. and encounters at close quarters. . "The Germans persist in bombarding open towns in our rear without military significance, _ and contrary to the rules of war. This is particularly noticeable on oiir front at Raon-le-Tape, Montdidier, and Saint Die, whore there are only hospital organisations." • ON THE 'BRITISH FRONT SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT

(Rec. August 19, 10.45 p.m.)

London, August 19. oir John French reports:—"There nave been no important incidents since my communique of August 10, when we recaptured the positions at Hooge. The consolidated trenches there! have since been subjected to occasional bombardment, but there has been no infantry righting, except two small bombing attacks on Tuesday, which were easily repulsed. There'have been intermittent but unimportant artillery engagements on the remainder of our front."