Berlin, Dec. 10.
The West Front experienced "somewhat livelier artillery activity" at several places yesterday, the German High Communique said last nicht.
"Between the Moselle and Rhine Rivers, south-west of Merzig on French territory, two enemy emplacements were blown up and three others were partly destroyed by an advance group." the communique said. "The Air Force reconnoitred, particularly over west and middle France. German planes were sometimes attacked enemy pursuit planes and antiaircraft guns, but we had no losses.
"The British Admiralty confirmed the sinking of the British destroyer Jersey by a German U-Boat."
(At London the Admiralty said the destroyer Jersey had made port after having been torpedoed)—United Press.
There is a good possibility that Ger= many's zeppelins may be used for German-Russian commerce as "freight steamers of the air," it was reliably reported here today.
Expert circles were of the opinion that airship transport for light, intricate technical products, such as Optical and chemical products, would not only be feasible, but in the long Tun would be profitable.
They said the Graf Zeppelin, filled with hydrogen and thus with great beuyancy, could bring such a pay-load to Russia and return with the highest grade, vital ores, such as manganese, copper or any similar products Russia is able to export—United Press,
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