In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 67, 22 March 1915, Page 6

In the West.

FICHTINC AT ST. ELOI OF FIERC EST DESCRIPTION. ENEMYPAYS HE AV Y TOLL. United Pbesb Association. •; <(ReceivM ll5f) p.m.) {./;-;, Lofldon,'March 21.. "Eye-Witness"' states: The fighting at St. Eloi on the 14th and 15th was of i the fiercest description. The Germans suffered terrible losses and paid dearly for the temporary occupation oi the village. They barricaded, the streets, which they defended■■■with machine guns. We storjjied these one by one, our men coming"; on- time after time regardless of losses until the village was cleared,. y The Heavy toll 'ef pftfeers at Neuve Chapelle was jtg" the intricate country, intersected with hedges and ditches, compelling the platoon officers to advance and find tirctfrnvent the obstacles, -, ,' i INEFFECTIVE PARIS AIR RAID United Pases Association. (Received 2.15 ' , Paris, March frj The Zeppelin dropped several bodibs in the streets of Asineres, doing no damage. - |' . One bomb struck a building at Batignoles, containing seventy inmates. Another fell on a block inhabited by 200, but no one was injured.