, 1916-03-22

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public the following communication this
afternoon: To the north OF Rheims, our
artillery carried ont a destructive fire on
the enemy trenches at Melville and in the
vicinity OF Coxat Farm. Our artillery nlso
showed marked activity in the region of
Ville-aux-Boir. The Belgian official state
ment issued this afternoon reads: There has
Leen great artillery activity along the entire
front, particularly III the region Of Dlxmude
ana the north OF Steenstraete
Petrograd. March 19th-The following
statement from Army Headquarters was made
public to-day: "On Inc western (Russian)
front in he Riga sector, the enemy artillery
concentrated its fire on the 1kskull bridge
head, and further to the south their artil-
lery was also active in the Vidzn region. The
enemy attempted to take the offensive near
the village Of Mediamy and to the south Of
EverecZ, but was rtpulsed by our fire. On
the Black Sea, near the Bulgarian coast, our
torpedoboats yesterday sank a steamer
loaded with benzjne.
Paris, March 19th.-The following state
snent was issued by The War Office this even
lLg. East of the river Meuse after Il violent
bombardment, the enemy yesterday direc-
ted a spirited attack against our positions on
the Vaux- Damloup front. He was driven back
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completely. There has been intermittent
artillery activity on all sectors in the re-
gion of VeEdun. In the Verdun region
our aeropIanes succeeded in bringing dow
n German machine which landed inside
Cur lines near Montre Vile. Five of our
aeroplanea made Il successful raid yester-
day, bombarding the SablaA station at Metz
and ammunition depots near Chateau Saline,
and also the aerodrome at Dieuze. Thirty
shells of large calibre were dropped during
the course of this expedition, twenty OF
which fell on the railway station at Metz.
Our bombing aeroplahe squadron COM
posed of twenty-thlee machines drop
ped seventy-two shells on the aviH-
ton camp at Habsheim and on the
freight station ut Mulhausen. Enemy aero
planes pursuing our airmen engaged them
and an aerial battle took place, during which
one Of our machines and one German ma
chine were forced to descend by their reel
procal gun fire. Two other German aero
planes fell in2fames. Three of ours serious
ly damaged were obliged to descend i'll enc
my territory.
London, March 2Oth-The following state
ment was issued by the Press Blu
renu to-day regarding operations on the
Western front: The enemy on Saturday
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capturing three of the craters in the vicinity
of The HoheDzol!ern redoubt. Hostile aero
planes were very active along the entire
front. One of the enemy machines was
brought down near Radiughem. All of our
machines sept up to engage the enemy re-
turned safely to their base.
London, March 20th-The Press BureAu
nude public the following statement to-day:
The aImoured motor car section, under COM
mand of the Duke OF Westminster, played u
leading part III the defeat of the tribesmen
under command of Turkish officers on the
western frontier of Egypt, by forces under
the command of General Peyton. In three
weeks. General Peyton's troops captured a
hostile commander, captured or killed about
5OM of the Turkish suboI dinate commanders
and succeeded in scattering the remnants of
the enemy's forces beyond the enemy bor-
der, capturing all bis artillery and machine
guns.
London, March 20th-Tbe following an
nouncement was made to-day: Yesterday
four German seaplanes few over east Kent,
dropping bombs on the towns OF Dover Deal,
Rnmsgate, Margate and Westgate. The
total casualties SO far reported were 3 men,
/ woman and five children. Injured: II men
8 women and 8 children. Flight commander
Bone pursued one of the seaplanes tor 80