THE WAR IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2689, 8 February 1916, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE WEST

DESTRUCTIVE WORK BY FRENCH GUNNERS The High Commissioner reports: London, February 6, 5.10 p.m. "The French in Champagne yesterday evening poured a destructive fire on the enemy's trenches in the region of the Maison de Champagne. "A French battleplane yesterday attacked at South Peronno a Dragon machine, which fell in" a burning condition." TWENTY-EIGHT AIR COMBATS. (Rec. February 7, 10.55 p.m.) London, February 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports that there were twenty-eight air combats on the fifth. We brought down six machines. One of ours has not returned. FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. February 7, 10.55 p.m.) Paris, February 7. , A French communiquo states: —"The Franco-British artillery bombarded the trenches at Boesinghe and silcnced two batteries. "Our bombardment of the Navarin Plateau on Saturday gave excellent results. . Trenches were wrecked, several ammunition depots blown up, and reservoirs of asphyxiating gas demolished. The wind drove the gas to tho enemy's lines." THE RECENT GERMAN ATTACKS A PUZZLING DISPLAY OF ENERGY. (Rec. February 7, 10 p.m.) London, February 6. Correspondents on tho British front state that the recent attacks on. Ypres, Loos, and Armentieres were purely local affairs. It is difficult to guess the enemy's purpose, but there, was no reason to believe that they were a prelude to a general attack. • MUNITION FACTORIES THREATENED ATTEMPT TO COW SWISS WAI! WORKERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oo pyrteln London, February 6. A French official wireless message states; "Several important Neuchatel munition factories, employing hundreds of workers, have received threats that they will be blown up if they continue to dslivw certain supplies to the .Allied