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ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ARTILLERY ACTIONS AT NIGHT , London, December 18, 4.15 p.m. The High. Commissioner reports:— "There were artillery notions during the night in Artois. "There were torpedo encounters east of Roclincourt (north-east of Arras). "The German trenches were bombarded at Blainville. "South of Arras, in the region of Ohaulines, there wa§ an efficacious artillery fire 011 the enemy's transports and other material." ENEMY WORKS DAMACED. METZ STATION BOMBARDED. London, December 18,12.55 p.m. The High Commissioner reports:— "Artillery activity is general on the Western front; important damage is being done to the enemy, works in the Bois Le Pretre. "The Allies' airmen threw a score'of bombs into Metz station." HOSTILE GUNS SILENCED. NORTHWARDS OF YPRES. CBy Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) (Rec. December 19, 11.30 p.m.). London, December 19. Official.—British headquarters in France reports The day was misty and unsuitable for observation, but our artillery, assisted by the French, effectively silenced hostile guns northwards of I'pres.FRENCH ARTILLERY AT WORK. DEFENCE WORKS DAMAGED. Paris, December 19. A French communique states: "We carried out between the Sommo and the Oise an intense bombardment of tho trenches at' Frise, and silenced the enemy's batteries, damaged the defence works at Beaulme, between Soissons and Rheinis, and also effectively bombarded tho works at Apremont. GERMAN PATROL BOAT SUNK. OFF THE DANISH COAST. (Rec. December 18, 8.40 p.m.) Copenhagen, December 17. The German patrol boat Bunz was gunk near the Island of Langeland, off the coast of Denmark, There are no details. The bodies of the officers and crew have bcon washed ashore. CERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK. IN THE EASTERN BALTIC. . (Rec. December 19, 11.80 p.m.)' London, December 19. 'A Berlin official message states: —The cruiser Bremen and the torpedoer accompanying hor were sunk by submarine attack in the Eastern Baltic. A considerable portion of the crews was rescued. [The Bremen was built in 1903. and was of 3250 tons, ind steamed 22 knots. Her broadsides consisted of ten 4.lin. guns, and she also carried smaller •weapons.] ENEMY HYDROPLANE WRECKED. OFFICERS PICKED UP AT SEA. (Rec. December* 19, 5.5 p.m.) Pafls, December 18. Official.—"Our torpedoer brought down a German hydroplane at Nieuport. Two of tho officers were picked up at sea and made prisoners." FROZEN TO DEATH. FATE OF ZEPPELIN RAIDERS. (Rec. December 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 18. The "Dafty Express" learns from an nutlicntio source that eight of tho crew of. the Zeppelin which visited London on October 13. were found frozen to death. MUCH TALK IN GERMANY. OF A GREAT OFFENSIVE. (Kec. December 19, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam! December 15. "Da Jetoaaf" states ftlaoat

1 daily sixty long trains are passing tlirouj»li Cologne with troops and war materials for the Western front. , In Germany there is much talk of a , groat offensive on the West before the • New Year,, with the object of breaking the Allies' line.

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 5

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ON THE WESTERN FRONT Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 5

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