ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2662, 6 January 1916, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ENEMY FIRST LINE TRENCHES SHELLED i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Paris, January 4. Official.—Our artillery shelled croups of the enemy east of Boesinghe, also in the region of Steenstraete. We shelled the German first line trenches south of the Somme, and scattered a supply train. In the Champagne the attack against our positioTi west of 'failure failed. _In the Vosges artillery duels continue. ENEMY BATTERIES. SILENCED BY THE BRITISH. (Eec. January 5, 9 p.m.) London, January 5. Sir Douglas Haig reports: ."'We silenced two German howitzer batteries in the Armentieres region, and dispersed German work parties north-east of Ypres. Our fire prevented the enemy attack developing north of Albert." HUN WORKINC PARTIES SHELLED HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED. (Rec. January 5, "11.10 p.m.) Paris, JanUary o. A French communique says: "Our artillery inflicted h«iv.v losses oil enemy groups working ,at Thelus, north of Arras. We also bombarded the German troops in the suburbs of Roye. "We wrecked enemy trenches, northeast of Altkirch (in Alsace) and blew up an ammunition deiwt." GENERAL BOMBARDMENT, London, January 5, 1.20 a.m. The High Commissioner reports:— "Bombardment is general on the Western front. "In the Vosges enemy trenches and munition depot were blown up."