THE WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2563, 10 September 1915, Page 5

THE WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES The High. Commissioner reports:— . London, September 8, 2.45 p.m. . "During the night ou the western front, a general artillery action was particularly lively in the regions of Yyres, Arfcois, and the Argonne. ' "A squadron of French aeroplanes bombed the station at Diouz end the aviation. camps at St. Kedaid." London, September 9, 2.10 a.m. "There is continued artillery activity. In tlio -Western -Argonne the enemy, after a bombardment with asphyxiating shells, launched'.im attack at several points, and gained a footing in the French advanced trenches, but were violently counter-attacked, and this new attempt to break the front miscarried "A French squadron of aviators bombed tho German military establishments at Frescaty and the etations at Sablons and Metz."• ' ~ FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ii- • .■ ,iw n Par,s ' September 8. A communique states:— Five German aeroplanes this n\orning bombed the plateau at Malezville, but no damage lesulted. They also bombed .-Nancy where there wore some victims. ■' "Our aeroplanes, in co-operation with the British naval air squadrons, bombed the hangars at Ostend." . '

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ■v. v • i a. J.T. ' , . '■ ont ' on i September 8, A Berlin wireless message that the enemy's ships bombarded Westendo yesterday morning, and Ostend m tlio afternoon. No military dnmace was done. Tho warships withdrew More the fire of the coast batteries." THE AIR RAID ON SAARBRUOK. (Bee. September 9, 9.5 p.m.) „ , ~ . ~, ... Amsterdam, September 9. German reports state that the air raid on Saarbrucki had terrible results, ihe military railway was blown up, and seventy-five men killed; the majority ot them being soldiers. The authorities ordered strict secrecy to be observed over the. attack.