, 1915-11-27

content since Will. the utltHNII2 VI lHtlA
positions, the fighting during the last fort
night having been merely trench warfare.
A British Official bulletin says: "Our ar
tillery in the last four days executed and
organized the bomburdment of many parts
of the hostile lines with rent effect The
euemy's artillery bus been active north Of
Loos, east Of Armeutieres and east Of Ypres.
A German uer0UIaue landed within OuI Ii es
southwest OF Ypres ON the 18Th, the pilot
and observer saying they had lost their way.
They were captured with tEelr machine,
which was uudamaged. The German report
that a large mine was successfully exploded
in our position on the Ypres-Zounebeke rail
way is incorrect. The mine exploded well
before our trenches, but without causing
damage or casualties, and we have occupied
the ground ON either side OF the crater. The
enemy made mir raids on Popelin4he on the
18Th and goth without causing any damage
to the railway or any buildings. In the first
rad two soldiers were wounded and four
COWS were killed. In the second raid one
bomb caused casualties among eight men,
but the other bombs were without effect.
A German official statement says: In
Champagne, between the Mouse and Moselle
and eust of Luneyille there has been lively
artillery activity on the part of the enemy
A Paris official communicate states: Gin
Art0is and Champagne there has been con
tinuous activity between the two artillery
forces. In the Arsonne mine fighting con-
tInues to our advantage. In Alsace a some
what violent eaunonade has occurred at Hart
uannsweilerkopf and on the p%Iateau of Uf-
holz.'
Regarding the statement made by Field
Marshal Sir John French Oh November 3rd
that seven German battalions participated
in the recent fighting at Loos, and that their
losses averaged eighty per cent OF these
battaIions, a German contradiction having
been made, asserting that their dead missing
numbered 1853, Sir John reiterates his state
ment aud adds that the enemy is apparently
attempting to deceive by referring only to
one snail portion Of the battlefield. "AIy
report" he gays, preferred to the whole at
tack southwest, southeast and north.eos of
Loos, and all the further information obtain
ed confirms my original estimate Of from
eight 10 nine thousand killed.
A french official eommuniqu6, re-
garding the Dardanelles' operations, states:
During the week from Nov. 18Th to
Z2ud underground warfare was continued
on both sides and we successfully exploded
several camouflets. On the 15tL n local nc
ton on the front by a British division per
mitled the capture Of q trench and a bomb
depot. The ire from our batteries ana q
French armoured cruiser supported the ac-
ton, and the gain thus realized was consoli-
dated o. the 18Th, Notwithstanding violent
counter-attacks by the enemy, these being
everywhere fepuised'.
A British official announcement says. 1.-TWO
British aeIopiaues successfully attacked the
railway station at Ferejlk, near Enos, on
the 1871 b. One machine unfortunately was
brought down by he enemy's fire, but the
pilot managed to land safely III tine marshes
on the opposite side Of the river, where he
burned his machine. Meanwhile. the pilot
of the second aeroplaue seeing his friends
mishap, landed beside him and succeeded IN
bringing him away, just in time to escape
capture by the enemy running towards him,
On Russel's top, in the Amaze zone, where the
Turks recently fired a mine, we occupied
on the goth part Of the enemy underground
works. La the fight, which occurred under
ground, two Turks were shot by an officer
and several others were killed with boubs."
The Cologne Gazette states that a great
offensive movement is being initiated in the
Dardanelles by the Allies.
Some infer from the foregoing that Lord
Kitchener has oyelruled Sir Charles Monro's
advice to withdraw.
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