ENEMY SHELLING THE AVOCOURT REDOUBT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2759, 1 May 1916, Page 5

ENEMY SHELLING THE AVOCOURT REDOUBT

INTENSE BOMBARDMENT 1 A CHAPTER OF AIB ENCOUNTERS The High Commissioner reports • . , , ~ , • London, April 28, 3.10 p.m. _ Nothing important was reported during the course of tho night except an intermittent bombardment m the regions of Avocourc and Esncs and certain activity of our trench engines in the •Regnevillo West-Pont-a-Mou'sson sector During yesterday our aviators wore engaged in numerous combats. An enemv aeroplane was brought down in the region of Fromizey; two others were attacked by our airmen, who described them as being seriously damaged, ono at Douaumont and tne other at Montfaucon Wood "In the region of Nesles-Chaulnes, -a Fokker was attacked, and fell vertically in his own lines. i "On Thursday. one of our squadrons dropped eighteen shells on Le Marche station, m the AVoeuvre. The French official report states: "Several German after grenade encounters. "In the region of Verdun an intense bombardment is proceeding at tho Avocour.t redoubt, and the organisations at Pepper Hill.' A small enemy attack which was directed at a trench element north of Fort Yaux was arrested by our curtain of firo. _ "One of om- pilots brought dowii a German aeroplane, which fell in spirals in the forest or Spmcourt. . "In Lorraine a German reconnaissance, which was attempting to attack our positions east of hes Mesml, was arrested." t> *j.* itt j *. am no , (r ™. Condon, April 29, 1 a.m. _ British Headquarters, April 23.-" This morning the enemy unsuccessfully tried to enter our trenches north of Roehl.ncourt,Rafter exploding five mines, and being aided by mi artillery and troncli mortar bombardment , since the gallm\i fighting of April 1G by the Irish Division, wmeh broke up ths German attack, which was delivered yesterday, under cover or gas. "Elsewhere there has been unimportant artillory firing at isolated points, An Air Battle. "Tliero liave been twenty-four air combats. Pour of our machines attack, ed eight which were flying in formation, and drove a wedge into the middle of them. After ten minutes fighting, fou rof the enemy's machines were brought down. One of .cur machines was hit, but we had no casualties In another fight a hostile machine, was believed to bo hit." OUSTED BY THEIR OWN GAS (Rec. May 1, 0.40. a.m.) London, April 30. .Sir Douglas Haig's report states: "Two small German attacks under cover of gas were Tepulsed opposite Hulluch, The gas was blown back, tfhich forced the Germans ta quit thetr trenoiieß and run the gauntlet of oqr tiarfftge of fire, Tk«j aufierM coasideiAbls oaj»ualtiaß«"-

FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. By TelesraDh—PrcEG Association—Coprrlelit Paris, April 28. A communique states: "There have been several aerial battles. A Gor* man aeroplane was brought down in tliß Froinezey district. Two others were seriously damaged, one near Douaumont, the other aj, the Montfaucon Wood. A Fokker also fell in the German linos near Nestle and Chaulnes (west of St. Quentiu). A French air squadron dropped eighteen bombs on La Marclio railway station in the Woeuvre." FLAMING LIQUIDS ON VERDUN FRONT. (Ree. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) ■ ,«m, r , . Paris ' A P ril 29 - A communique states: J lie Germans on Friday evening, using flaming liquids, attacked our trenches westwai-aof Thiaumont' Farm (Verdun front). JLhey were mown down and repulsed with heavy loss. "Simultaneously our fire stopped [mother attack between Douaumont and Vaux." ' London, April 2D, 1 a.m. A French official communique state s : "There was a violent bombardment of onir positions between Pepper Hill ar. d Douaumont. "In the Vosges, our batteries ca.ught a convov on the border. "On Ihe night of April 27 our aeroplanes bombarded Audtui-le-Romans, Grand Pre, and CflialleKmges stations, and also the encampments near Spincourt. IS THE BATTLE OF VERDUN ENDED? c, .. „ . , . Paris, 'April 28; bemi-official.—There is every reason to believe that the Battle of Verduu has ended, and the check to the enemy's plans can be regarded as final. BELGIAN GUNNERS BRING DOWN TWO MACHINES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, Aoril 29. Two German aeroplanes wore struck by the Belgian artillery's shells, and fell, ablaze, into Mariankerke. The occupants were killed. KAISER CONFERS WITH HIS STAFF. (Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) _ , ~ Amsterdam, April 28. The Kaiser has given an audience to tie German General Headquarters Staff, at headquarters.