ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2650, 22 December 1915, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ARTILLERY FIGHTING BATTERY REDUCED TO SILENCE. Tlie High Commissioner reports:— London, December 20, 4.35 p.m. "There has been artillery fighting between Somme rnd the Oise. A battery in the region of Fay was reduced to silence. ' North of the Aisne the_ French have evacuated a small post which they captured by surprise on December 15." MUNITIONS DEPOT EXPLODED. AIR RAID ON MULHAUSEN. By Telegraph—Press Association- -Copyright London, December 20, 1.15 p.m. High Commissioner's report:— "There was a heavy bombardment in the Artois region, wo provoking several explosions and damaging tho railway north of Gratreuil. "In the Argoiuic, at Courtes Chausse, we exploded a munitions depot. "Four French warplanes, escorted by seven mitrailleuse aeroplanes, bombarded tho goods station at Mulhausen." London, December 21, 0.45 a.m. "There wore artillery actions on botli sides of tho British and Germaii fronts "Early this morning tho enemy bombed our trenches arid quarries north-west of Hulluch, but were repulsed. ■ "Yesterday the enemy's aeroplanes attempted to prevent our reconnaissance machines from carrying out their work, but were unsuccessful." AERIAL ACTIVITY. FORTY-FOUR AIR COMBATS. (Rec. December 21, 9.35 p.m.) London, December 21. Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch states, that there was heavy artillery work on both sides at Ypres and St. Jean. "We shelled the enemy trenches at Zonneboke, Zandvoorde, and Shelnwelt. • "There was considerable enemy aerial activity- yesterday'. The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to prevent our aerial reconnaissances. There wcro forty-four aerial combats; two enemy machines were brought J own behind tho enemy lines, others -were damaged. One of our machines is missing." ' RAILWAY DAMAGED. TRAINS INTERRUPTED. (Rec. December 21, 11.40 p.m.) Paris, December -21. A French communique says: "Our heavy artillery northward of Gratreuil damaged the railway, and the trams were interrupted."