IN THE WEST

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1915, Page 5

IN THE WEST

SUCCESSFUL ARTILLERY WORK. ENEMY BATTERIES SILENCED. ;;* ii Received Sept. 22, 10 p.m. Park, Sept. 22. A communique states: We silenced several of the enemas batteries in the Argonne and Woevre districts, and destroyed a blockhouse in the forest of Apremont. We also damaged a train at Thiancourt, and broke down the works for long-range guns capable of shelling the districts of Nancy and Luneville. Nineteen, aeroplanes bombarded Barsdor Junction with one hundred bombs, and very seriously damaged a building and stationary trains.

j INCREASED ACTIVITY. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT, Received Sept. 22, 7.35 p.m. London, Sept. 21. Sir John/ French reports that tjho enemy artillery has shown increased activity on our front during the past two days. We effectively replied on September 20, part of .the forest of Houthulet being ignited, our artillery causing a big explosion. On September 19 there .were nine air combats, and two hostile aeroplanes were driven to the ground in the, German lines. One fell enveloped in flames entirely, and the other was afire.

A FRENCH SUCCESS. ADAOTTBD BY THE ENEMY. Received Sept. 22, 9.35 pjn. Amsterdam, Sept. 22. A German communique admits that the French batteries shot atfay fragments of the lock on the Maine-Aisne canal, north-westward of Bheims, and compelled the Germans to evacuate the position during the night.

SLIGHT PROGRESS. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. Paris, Sept. 21. A communique states,: —We gained a footing on the right bank of the ALsne to Marae Canal, and repulsed a counter-attack. There has been marked progress at HaTtmanns and Weilenkpoff. A French aeroplane on Tuesday bombed Amagne, a station eastward of Rethel.