AIR FIGHTING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2987, 26 January 1917, Page 5

AIR FIGHTING

(Rec. January 25, 9.30 p.m.) London, January 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The onemy attempted to raid our trenches south-westward of Loos, and wae easily beaten off, leaving a number of dead and wounded. "Wo drove back a party southwards of Hulluch. "Wo raided tranches south-east of Ypres and bombarded trenches southeastward of Souchez with good results. "During air fighting six German aeroplanes, wero destroyed and three driven.down damaged. One of ours was brought down and two are missing."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor, HEAVY CANNONADE \ London, January 24. A French communique states: "There has been a fairly heavy cannonade in the Champagne and Argorine. "Wβ carried out a coup de main in Lorraine in the .region of Rechicourt. There was artillery fighting in Alsace in tho direction of Largutzon."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor. FRENCH COUP DE MAIN (.Rec. January 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 24. A French communique states: "We made several successful coups de main south of Chilly, on the Somme, and near Regneville, on tho Woovre. Allied aircraft wero successfully busy."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor. AlulLLlUii MnUliuLlj (Rec. January 25, 10.55 p.m.) London, January 25. A' French communique says: "There was destructive artillery fighting against tho onemy in the region of Moulins-Sous-Touvent, north-east of Hill 304. There was an appreciably violent artillery stru.ssilo in tho sector of Caurieres Wood."—Aus.-R.2. Cable Assn.-Router. SWISS MOBILISATION (Rec. January 25, 10.55 p.m.) Cenova, January 24. Partial mobilisation began to-day and tho troops departed for the frontier amid enthusiasm.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.