London, March 20.
The Admiralty announces that early this morning a combined force of approximately $0 British, French and Belgian aeroplanes and sea-piaes, accompanied by 15 fighting machines, attacked the German seaplane station at Zeebrugge and the aerodrome at Houltade, near Zeebrugge. Considerable damage appears to have been done. The machines, on an average, each carried 200 Ib. of bombs. They alli returned safely, but one Belgian officer was seriously wounded. Paris, March 20.
The official communique issued this afternoon reports:
The Germans opened a rather violent bombardment southward of Malancourt and then, after their artillery preparation, made a small attack against Poivre Hill, which completely failed.
There was an intermittent bombardment at Vaux and a lively caus nonade at Eparges.
Owing to German encroachment on Greek territory, a strong column of French troops has occupied and cleared the villages on the frontier near Doiran. Both sides used artillery but, although the retiring Germans were reinforced, no general engagement followed. The French had only a dozen casualties, The Allies and the Germans are now face to face and some liveliness may be expected.
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