, 1916-01-01
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ST. GROIN STATION.
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our liue, south east of the HOhenzOllern Re
doubt, whereupon we consolidated our posi-
ton on the edge of the crater. Our artillery
has bpmbarded the hostile trenches south of
The Lille-Armentieres railway with good
effect, and although the enemy replied vlgO-
rously, he did little damage"
A Paris communique states "ln Belgium
The fire against The enemy positions between
the Great Dune aud he sea gave good re-
suits. We destroyed his parapets IN several
places and n bluckhou4e on his frs llEe was
bown up. In Artois we exploded % NINE
northwest of Hnl 40 and prevented the
enemy from occupying the crater, Between
the Somme and the Disc our artillery dis
pefsed an enemy detachment northeast of
Chilly, and between the Snlnme and Rheims
our batteries damaged the enemy fortified
works north Of Moussy. In Champagne,
near Hull 1873, after a bombaIdment the enc
nv din ected an attack against our lines bat
WINS easily repulsed. III the VUsges, north
of the Ling, our artillery succeeded IN de'-
troyino a battery easement and mach1ne-g gun
shelters. and likewise successfully DomOafd-
ell enemy trenches at Schtaizmannele.
The German Headquarters report states:
"a crater made by II + ench mine explosion
before our positions northeast OF Melville
was occupied by us, and an enemy mine
explosion OF Combres hill caused little
damage
A Belgian official communicate states: sIn
the course of Il violent artillery ictlon along
4he whole of the Belgian front we effectively
ehelled various German batteries Oh tie out
skirts Of Schoor and Woumen."
British official news states: ''Ihe Indian
Army Corps has left France for another field
If oneratiOns. At parade, before leaving, The
Prince of Wales delivered a farewell message
from the King Of several hundred words
II be0ius by complimenting them Tor thelr
service in France, aud continues, Il no" re-
onire your service in another held OF "ctlon'
but before you leave France send my dear
Gallant son, the Prince of Wales, VINO has
shared with nv Armies the dangers and bard
ships of the campaign, to thank you
in nv name for your services and to
express to you my s"tlsfactloh' II
concludes. l pray God to bless and guard
YOU and bring you back safely ana "nen
the final victory has been won, e"ch 70 MS
own hone, there to be welcomed Win non
our amoug his own people.
Other British official news states: FROM
th4 14ib TO the oath no fighting took place
between our troops aud the ARABS on tno
wsst ern frontier in Egypt. On the 25tE the
principal Arab force was attacked ana nls-
persed with trihing loss to our troops. ms
contradicts an enemy report TINT IN Attacks
by the Seuussi on Egypt 300 British had
been killed"
Regarding the operations in Mesopotam'a'
Major Genera! Townshend in a further re-
port says: "Until past midday on the z4tn
our position was heavily shelled, the enemy
preaching the fort and effecting an entrance
b1t were driven out, leaving 200 dead IN
side. AT midnight on the Oath fierce night
ing took place for the possession OF the tort
The enemy effected a Judgment III the north
ern bastiou and although elected came on
again and occupied the bnstion. The gar
rison. which consisted of the Oxford Light
Infantry and the 1O3rd, held the intrench-
ment and we're reinforced by the Norfolk
Regiment and the 104th Pioneers. The enemy
vacated the bastion early on Christmas Day
aud retired into their trenches nine hundred
wards in the rear, the attack having been
made from trenches about one hundred
vurds from the breach, and the rest OF the
day passed quietly. The garrison is IN ex'
cellent spirits and has reoccunpled the past
ion. The enemy's casualties are estimated at
seven hundred and our own at 100 killed
and wounded"
A whole Turk sh division participated IN
tbo attack and presumably the two hundred