ARTILLERY ACTIVITY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2873, 11 September 1916, Page 5

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY

WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO THE ENEMY Australian-New Zealand Coble Association. (Rec. September 10, 5.5 fym.) London, September 9. The Paris. "Daily Express" correspondent throws light on the AngloFrench communiques' brief and unvarnished, allusions to artillery activity. It says: "Chi a front of over thirty miles north and south'of-the river tbe 'Allies' guns are pounding tie enemy's positions ■with a most" terrific bombardment, firing all day without interoiisglon shells of alt calibres. The German lines ■ are bidden with' dust and smoke, and now and again above the crash of bursting shells a louder note, is heard marking tho ' explosion of munition depots. The. guns thunder all night, too, until the German trenohes appear like'running rivers of fire." ■ <■ ■ ■ Otter correspondents relate that Gorman', prisoners are amazed at the persistence of the Allied offensive. They had no idea that the British, at any rate, were able to continue so long. The possibility that wo would still be hammering them after _ two months ■with the «ame merciless persistence as in the first week was never taken into the enemy's calculations.