The Western Front

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1915, Page 5

The Western Front

J ARRAS BOMBARDED. FRENCH MAKE SLIGHT PROGRESS. Received July 2S, 8.15 p.m. Paris, July 28. Official: There is an intense cannonade on the Souchez sector. Arras was twice bombarded, and a fire broke out, but was extinguished, (me civilian was killed. We completed the conquests of the heights at Lingekopl' and Barrenkopf, dominating the principal valley of the I'ccht, and also the main road to Notre Dame de -Strossepis. We tool; several hundred prisoners. CALLING UP RESERVES. Received July 2S, 5.15 p.m. Copenhagen, July 28. i All men in Schleswig between *39 and 50 years of age, who have not done previous service, have been called up at two hours' notice. DANISH OFFICERS KILLED. >. Received July 28, 10 p.m. Copenhagen, Jul - 2S. A Danish hydroplane fell into the -<ea near Copenhagen, and two naval officers were killed. A FRENCH RHPORT. Paris, Julv 27. A communique states: In reprisal for the bombardment of Fumes and Dunkirk we bombarded the Heroinn cantonments at Westende and Middclkerke. In the Vosges we extended and consolidated the ground captured oil the crest of Lingekdpf and occupied the pass between the Lifine and the quarries. Three counter-attacks were repulsed. GERMAN* GENERAL KILLED. Received July 28, 8.15 p.m. Paris, Julv 2S. , _ Prisoners report that a shell' killed General von Zeppert, who was visiting the trenches at La Fontenelle. I'RAISE FOR BRITISH TROOPS. Paris, July 2". AI. Nadaiid. correspondent of The Journal, interviewed prisoners, many of whom have fought on both fronts. They declare that the killing capacity of the British infantry is unequalled,-therefore they must be regarded A3 the best troops. The professional TegulaTs en- ; countered early in the war were magnificent. They never shot blindly, and ■ aimed as calmly and with as deadly ef- | feet as on a rifle range. Frenchmen excel in hand-to-hand fighting, which they always seek to bring about, but are apt; to shoot high. The Russians have the best and most numerous cavalry, Who fight equally well on foot as mounted. The staying power of their horses it unequalled.'

BRITISH CASUALTY LIST, | London, July 27. An official correction of the casualtics gives the number of men killed in Trance as 15,"72. ARMOR FOR SOLDIERS. London, July 27. Several newspapers urge the use of bullet-proof breastplates. Many of the French army are using such protcc.torsi Sir A. Conan Doyle advocates artificial protection, lie says that when Ned Kelly walked unarmed before the police rifles in his own hand-made armor it was an object-lesson to the world. It' an outlaw could do it, t why not a soldier! A GKItMAX CHARGE. Rotterdam, July 27. General Bodenhausen, Governor of Antwerp, fined the city £IO,OOO as the result of the patriotic demonstration on July 21. and lias sine.' imposed rigorous regulations on civilians, none- of whom are allowed to stand in the streets.