In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 11, 16 December 1915, Page 5

In the West

ARTILLERY AND AEROPLANE OPERATIONS. The High Commissioner reports: London, December 15 (4.10 p.m.) Between the Oise and the Aisne a heavy shell of the Allies exploded a German munition depot north of Puiseleinc, in the region of Trady le VaJ. In the Artoise there has boon a French aeroplane attack on three German albatrosses, and one was forced to the ground. A squadron of French aeroplanes in collaboration with British aeroplanes bombarded tho German ncr.idrome at Hervi!'\ in the Somme district. CERMAN SEAPLANE DESTROYED. United Press Association. London. December 15. The Admiralty reports that Lieutenants Graham and Ince engaged a large German seaplane off the Belgian coast. The German machine fell, exploding and bursting in flames, and sank. The British machine was damaged by the enemv's machine-gun's fire and fe'l into the sea, the pilot being rescued.

TWO Z€PPELINS DESTROYED. Copenhagen, December 14. It is reported that a new Zeppelin, stationed at Fuhlesbuettel, near 'Hamburg, exploded and was destroyed on November 17. Another was destroyed at the end of November at Diterfeld, in Saxony. >'.v. "A BIG FIGHT COMING." London, December 14. The Daily Mail's Rotterdam correspondent is firmly convinced that a big fight is coming and will \he fought ti a finish on. the West front, where both sides are massing enormous, quantitiesj of men and munitions. It will, be a] battle of artillery. "More-and morel guns" is the constant cry modern generals. Something must give.in the coming big battle, and it will not be the British and Frenph. We shall probably strike immediately a hard frost makes the ground passable for artillery and s infantry,, probably early in the 'new year; meanwhile reinforcements are increasingly pouring into France and Belgium.