Paris, Jan. 12.
The official communique issued this evening states Two sea-planes dropped eight bombs on Dunkirk to-day doing insignificant damage.
Our artillery wrecked the German trenches and works north of the Aisne and in Champagne.
The Germans blew up a mine at Hill 286 in the Argonne, producing vast crater where fighting proceeded all day. The French strongly occupied the southern edge of the crater.
The Germans attempted an attack with poison gas between the Argonne and the Meuse. The French curtains of fire prevented him from emerging from his trenches, Our artillery fire played havoc with the German positions on the Deights of the Meuse.
London, Jan. 12.
General Sir Douglas Haig re porte:—Last night we raided some hostile trenches east of Armentieres. A score of the enemy were disposed of and a machine-gun emplacement blown-up. The party then returned, bringing two prisoners with them.
Artillery was active on both sides about Vermelles, Wieltje and Pilkes 'A telegram from Amsterdam at tributes the explosion at Lille to British air-raid.
Jan. 13. ined two minor sdefeate in the regions of the Somme and in Champagne.
It appears that the German poison-gas at Forges blew back to the enemy trenches owing to a change in the direction of the wind. The French batteries the same time bombarded the Germans very violently.
London, Jan. 13.
General Sir Douglas Haig re ports to-day:
The enemy exploded mine near Givenchy and followed it up with a bombing attack which was repulse To-day there was some hostile shelling ab Givenchy but, general-Ty, the si nation was quieter.
Four of our acroplazes sent out yesterday have not returned.
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