ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2601, 25 October 1915, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED CERMAN TRENCHES CAPTURED. By Telegraph—PresG Association—Copyright Paris, October 22. A communiquo states: "The German bombardment continues very violently westward of Tahure and eastward of the Butte do Mensil and in the Yille-sur-Tourbe district. Attacks _ were everywhere repelled by repressive fire, which was clearly very effective against the batteries and trenches. An explosion of a French mine in the Argonne destroyed an enemy post. French aeroplanes bombarded the Aviation Park at Ounel, between tho Argonne and the Meuse. ' The High Commissioner reports :— London October 23, 3.10 p.m. Paris reports: Yesterday evening some enemy groups attempted to leave the trenches at Bois En Hache, near a small fort at Givenchy, but were immediately and easily repulsed. In tlio Champagne region a strong' enemy reconnaissance, accompanied by tho firing of weeping and asphyxiating shells, attempted to gain a footing in the French positions at Butto de Tahure but were everywhere repulsed and nearly destroyed by infantry and ma-chine-gun fire. In Lorraine in a liand-to-hand combat we captured the trenches occupied by the enemy at Leintres, Gondraxon, and at the Amenonconrt-Reillon cross roads. London, October 22, 4.40 p.m. The enemy attempted unsuccessfully an attack against salients . cast and eouth-west of Fort Givenchy. In the valley of Souchez the enemy's attempt at progress ivas easily repulsed.

THE BATTLE OF LOQS 'A GERMAN NARR ATIVE. (Rec. October 25, 0.20 a.m.) Amsterdam, October 23. The "Berliner Tageblatt," describing tho battle at loos, says the British bombardment was terrific. "Our excellent trenches were, blown in holes, and the entanglements diredded. Gas-banks crept towards us in a succession of waves, when suddenly from behind the fourth cloud the British emerged in thick lines, The storming columns seemed to arise from the earth, and they wore masks, resembling devils and not soldiers. For a long time thereafter no news reached the divisional headquarters, the wires being destroyed. The adjoining division reported a- gas attack on their first line, which was stormed. Finally came the news that tho British had succeeded in storming our division's first trenches."