In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 72, 24 November 1915, Page 5

In the West

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE. GERMAN AEROPLANES LANDED IN ALLIED LINES. MORE HUN LIES REFUTED. The High Commissioner reports : London, November 22 (1U.3 p.m.) Sir John French reports this evening that our artillery during the last four days bombarded many portions of the hostile lines with good effect. The enemy’s artillery is active north of Loos and east of Arrnentiers, and east of Ypres. A German aeroplane landed in our lines on Friday, the pilot and observer having lost their way, and were captured. The statements in the German report of ‘Sunday are altogether incorrect.

WAR IK THE AIR. CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF SEVERAL ENEMY PLANES. The High Commissioner reports:— London, November 23 (3.20 p.m.) Several aeroplane fights yesterday at various points ended to the Allies’ advantage. In Belgium two German machines were forced to alight. In the region of Rheims two German aviators, on being attacked, made off. In the Champagne, on the borders‘of the Argonne, five air fights respited in three being brought down in the enemy’s lines. Precipitately, another collapsed and fell, and the fifth, on descending, was in flames. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS. Berne, November 22. Travellers from Germany report that from seven to ten array corps are concentrating behind the Western front. The majority have come from the Eastern front. '

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. Amsterdam, Novfembfer '23d : ■ A German communique,(stagest The enemy made air raids at Poperinghe on, November 18 and 20. Tile first wouiided two soldiei's and killed four, cpws| a second caused eight casuitltm.f,' but the others were without resuljb. ’ THE KAISER’S CONFIDENCE, j ADVICE TO HIS TROOPS. b v(Received 9.35 a.m.) Copenhagen, November 23. The Kaiser, inspecting General Woyrsch’s army, addressed the troops and asked them to send their enemies back with bloody heads ujitil they , were on their knees, which, he promised, would be soon. BIG REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE - WEST. t. .:> jf . f- j l» I United Press Association. Copenhagen, November 22. Copenhagen learns from a private source that the German railways are blocked by, big transportations from east to west. Its object is a violent attack in prance to prevent reinforcements for||he Balkans.