GREAT AIR ACTIVITY IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2757, 28 April 1916, Page 5

GREAT AIR ACTIVITY IN THE WEST

' EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO GERMAN PROPERTY , By Telegraph—Eresa Association—Copyright (Rec. April 27, 10.40 p.m.) i Paris, -April 2/. A French official communique states: "The Germans attempted to debouch against our position north of Sen ones, in Lorraine, but were stopped by ° Ur "The QeSLStowea in their attack on the La Chapelotto salient is csti- ( m^ 0 S night of April 20-26, bombed the parks, Wvouacs, ' and environs of Etains and Damvillicrs, tho railway station at Brieulles, Conflans! Pierrepont, Metros, Rethel, and the steel works at Joef Hoemcou rt. and also bombed the region of Roye, an ammunition depot south or A ilercardonnel. where heavy explosions occurred. ~.,', i -> ~„.» "A German airship bombed the region of Staples and slightly wounded two British soldiers." MINE FIGHTING ON THE BRITISH FRONT (Roc. April 27, 11.30 p.m.) g? Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We Drought down an enemy, aeroplane in our lines. The occupants were killed. *„„+,'„,, "The enemy sprung a mine south-east of Souchez and obtained a tooting in our trenches. Our counter-attack drove Mm out. . ; GERMAN ACTIVITY ON YPRES FRONT. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) N London, April 26. The "Times's" correspondent at Headquarters, states: "The Germans have been recently increasingly active in the Ypres region. Some think it is the beginning of a real attack on the salient We are quite ready, and shall welcome it. The more general opinion is that they are only aiming to keep us ocoupied, and so prevent the preparation for a grand offensive. .GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. April 27, 9.25 p.m.) , ~„ Amsterdam, April 20. ■'•' : -A German official communique states: "English attacks south of La Bassee were repulsed in severe hand-tc-band fighting. "We took two lines of trenched in tront of Hill 042 m tho vosges.