ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2676, 24 January 1916, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

SHELLING THE BELGIAN COAST IMPORTANT DAMAGE DONE. By Telegraph—Press Association—CourriitTit (Rec. January 23, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 22. Hhe "Echo de Beige" states that the recent British bombardment of the Belgian coast did important damage to military buildings, and there were numerous casualties of soldiers. Thirty-two German soldiers were killed and wounded in an explosion near Ypres.VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUELS. THROUGHOUT THE FRONT. London, January '23, 12.20 a.m. Tho High Commissioner reports:— . "There has been fairly violent artillery duels throughout the front, our fire being • effective north of tlie Aisne, at Berryaubac, and on the Lorraine front, and in the Vcsgea." ENEMY BATTERY SILENCED. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY GENERAL. London, January 22, 12.30 a.m. The High Commissioner reports: "Between Soigsons and<Rheims, an enemy battery was reduoed to silence. "In the Vosges, at Rehfelsen, an enemy observatory and trenches were damaged. ■'Artillery activity is general." ENEMY WORKS DAMAGED. COLUMN CAUGHT BY FIRE. | London, January 21, 1,25 a.m. Tho High Commissioner reports:— ~ "In the bombardment olose to the station at Chaulnes tho enemy works suffered by fire and explosion, "North of Aisne, on tho Corbeny Road, an enemy column was caught by our fire. "Bombardment is general." TRENCHES DESTROYED. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Kec. January 2.3, 11.5 p.ih.) Amsterdam, January 22. A German communique says:—"Our mines destroyed seventy metres of trenches south-eastward of Ypres." HUNS SPRING A MINE. BRITISH OCCUPY THE CRATER. (Rec. January 24, 1.5 a.m.) January 23. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"The enemy sprang a mine near the Comities Canal, and we occupied the crater," BRITISH BLUEJACKETS, EXPLOITS IN THE TRENCHES (Rec. January 23, 5,5 p.m.) London, January 22. The Press Bureau reports that a party of bluejackets insisted on a visit to the British front in Prance, and while they were in the front-line trenches the enemy exploded several mines. The local position was critical, when two bluejackets, seeing a Vickers machine gun knocked out, manned it. They have been awarded Distinguished Service medals. Many others secured rifles and the rest helped with the wounded.

"WE STICK TOGETHER" GENERAL JOFFRE'S ADDRESS ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) ■1 (Rec. January 22, 5.5 p.m.) { London, January 21, The French. National Union'' of Bail-' waymen visited General Joffre. At the close of the interview General Joffre said: "Let the civilians stand fast. It is essential that- the French people should be steadfast. Victory will be ours. I cannot say whether it will be immediately or in the near future. I am doing my duty: let everyone do his according to his capacity and position. We stick together until victory."