The Western Front

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 211, 13 February 1915, Page 5

The Western Front

AN IMPORTANT BRITISH SUCCESS.| GERMANS LOSE TEN TO ONE. FRENCH CAPTURE COMMANDING HILL POSFfION.

London, February 11. The British have captured another brickfield at La Basses. The Germans lost 1000 killed and the British barely 100. Paris, February 11. The British success at Violaines, b-e tween La Bassee and Festubcrt, is important. The Germans were strongly entrenched, but. were surprised and unnerved by tile deadly fire of two Britisii field-pieces and speedly surrendered when the Britisii mad/y charged. The British on Saturday night and Sunday, after fierce fighting, captured two trenches at Festubert, taking iiOO prisoners. Many were young boys who had just reached the front. A communique states that in a violent struggle at Maria Therese, in the Argonne, we maintained our position. Tlie enemy's losses were considerable and ours serious.

Le Matin states that the French have captured a bill at Notre Dame de L<rette, and strongly entrenched themselves. The hill dominates, the whole region which has been contested for several weeks. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, February 11. A letter found on a dead German says: "The English are to blame for everything. The yellow devils sit in their trenches and shoot right up to the last minute."

GERMAN MASS FORMATION. A CURIOUS SIMILE. Timos and Sydney Sun Services. London, February 12. A soldier in the trendies writes: "One of tile most remarkable sights ever soon is thn mass formation of tlie (jlermaiw. It reminds one of a football crowd leaving the ground after a match."

VIOLENT GERMAN CANXOXADE. , RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES OX BKI.GIAX COAST. Received 12. fl.nn n.m. Paris, February 12. An official coininunimie renorts a violent lioinliardment against Xicuport and tlie banks of the Vser. Our artillery replied with good effect A violent engagement between bombihvowors at Bagatelle lasted all the morning. A Gorman attack on Mario Tourese works was f'ri'ii'il out in columns of fours on a 000-motiv front, and witf smashed by our artillery.

BRITISH AIRMEX DROP BOMBS. CHAXGE OF ATIVTXrSTRATTOX QUARTKRS. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. Received in. 12.3.1 a.m. Amsterdam. February 12. A British airman dropped several bombs at YVaVlirron. One dropped on '■he cr.nal and exploded but caused no damage. A British airman a'so bombed a fort at Autwro. killing (Mrtv-five soldiers The TVlograafs Nluis correspondent states that it is reported the German military administration lias quitted Ostr..,! for Bruges. The Belgian army is now estimated at irm.onn. Berlin advices state that tliere are ,'>ooo permanent:]'- incapacitated French prisoners assembled at Constance in ivadiness for exchanges for German v-risoners through Switzerland. The British prisoners are to ass'inb'" at LiiiL'cu. T.ieee on the Mlh for exchange thrcugh Holland.