The Archive · 1916

The Western Front

FRIDAY

Paris, Jan. 18.

The official communique issued this evening states:—Between the Oise and the Aisne our batteries wrecked the German trenches ab Moulin Touvent.

The French artillery was active against sensitive points of the en-amy's front in Champagne and Woevre.

An enemy battery in Vosges was badly damaged by sbell-fire, London, Jan, 18.

General Sir Douglas Haig's communique states We exploded mine yesterday near Fricourt, destroying large portion of the enemy's parapets. suffered considerably both from the explosion and by our artillery-fire following Apart from intermittent artillery activity, to-day was quiet.

Jan. 19.

Edward, Prince of Wales, has returned to the Front.

Berlin, Jan. 18.

The official communique issued to-day speaks of the British vigorously bombarding Lens and admits that the Russians made a successful attack southeast of Rigi

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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