In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 13 December 1916, Page 5

In the West

-.„— — ■■" ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED. FRENCH LINE RE-ESTABLISHED Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.. and Router. (Received 10.40 a.m.) London, December 12.

A French communique states: A German attack at Bois de Loges, north of Lassigny, was broken up by our barrage. Enemy detachments which gained a footing in our advanced trenches wx't'o driven out with grenades. Our line was entirely reestablished. GENERAL ITEMS. London, December 11.

The Daily Chronicle's Paris correspondent states that, coinciding with the cessation of the stormy weather, the intensity of the cannonade on the British front has redoubled since Saturday, but snow has begun to fall. The artillery duel on the Ancre is the most violent since the beginning of the Somme battle. British gunners, north of the Ancre, gained a marked success over the German heavies. The cannonading extends over many sectors, including Loos, Givenchy, Armentieres, and Ypres, also on the Belgian front.

Tho Telegraaf (Amsterdam) states that,British aeroplanes penetrated far into Belgium, and bombed important military works in Brussels and elsewhere. The railway traffic was impeded. The aeroplanes were also observed at Zeebrugge, where they were violently fired upon. An authoritative estimate places the German losses on tho Somme at 700,000.