THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 7

THE WESTERN FRONT

MfcrZ STATION BOMBARDED 11 Br Telegraph—Pxcsb Association—Copyright Paris, December 19. A' communique states that excellent results followed the bombardment of g. enemy works in the Apremont sector. An aeropluno squadron dropped forty bombs 011 the Metz station. Amsterdam, December 19. a A German communique states: The French raid oil Metis damaged the a museum. • n " o HUNS ATTACK THE BRITISH. n v ""(■STOPPED"BY~ARTILLERY FIRE. (Rec. December 20, 8.5 p.m.) London, December 20. Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch states: I "Early on Sunday morning tho enemy discharged gas against our line northeast of Ypres, accompanied by heavy bombardment. Except at a few places , whore tho enemy was driven back before reaching our lines, he was unable to J leave hi 6 trenches owing to' our firo. 1 Our proteotivo measures against gas are . effective. Our lino everywhere is intact. ' "Hostile artillery was unusually active cast of Ypres and west and'south of Messines. "AVo brought down ail enemy aero- j plane east of Aimonticres. Tho High Commissioner's message 1 confirms the above, and gives the following additional particulars:— . . ' "The enemy blew up two ■ mines m ' front of our trendies east of. Amentieres this morning. Hostile infantry attempted to occupy the craters, but were driven off by our rifle fire." POSITION AT ALTKIRCH, CIVILIAN POPULATION REMOVED. Eerno, December 19. Though the Germans claim to liave converted Altkifch into an impregnable fortress, guarding tho junction of important Alsatian roads and railways, and barring'tlie way to Mulhause, the civilian population has been removed, iand the post ofiico transferred to Mulhause.