, 1916-01-19
Censored at Jnmaica.l

IOWlDS OI1ClHl communication was issued
by the War Office tonight: I'm Artois we
executed on the positions along the roud
to Lille a violent bombaIdment, which
destroyed at several points the trenches
and shelters of the enemy. Between tile
Disc and the Somme q German column, esti-
mated at one regiment, was taken amber our
hre at the moment Of entering Roye. To
the north of the Aisne our artillery damaged
an observatory and som machine gun shell
tiers and silenced an enemy battery at
Hill 1O5 on the plateau of Vauclere. In the
Champagne on the plateau of auclarc. In
the Champagne we dispersed a large con-
voy III the region of Gratreuil. In the Ar
gonne we exploded one mine at La File Motte
and two at Yauquois, Army of the Eaet!s
There is nothing tc report on the Greek
frontier. The necessities of our plan Of de-
fence have obliged MS to blow up the railway
bridges at DENIM Hissar and Kllindir."
London. Jan. I3th-A despatch to Reti-
ter's Telegraph Company from Petrogrod says
that Russian to%rpedoboats on Monday de-
stroyed a Turkish submarine near the mouth
of the Milen, Two Turkish sailing ships
with coal also were destroyed.
Petrograd, Jany. 10 h vim London-The
following official communication was issued
~to-day: Galician front: 'OA The middle
Strypa river the~enemy under the protection
of a snOwstorm made two attempts to take
the offensive in The region of Doblopol, but
each time was forced to eyacuute part OF his
trenches which we occupied. In The Black
Sen our torpedobo9ts have destroyed ma
enemy submarine which had been damaged
on the Anatolian coast. The torpedoboats
also destr' yed two sailing ships loaded with
coal. Caucacus fr mt: In the valley of The
Arkhava river our fire dispersed u detach-
ment OF Turks who were foi tifying positions.
In the region of Ardjich, near the village Of
khavsicunek, We FLASHED with strong Kurdish
forces.
Rome (via London), JaDy. l3th.-The
following official communication from Gem
eral Headquarters was issued to-day: "Along
the whole front artillery activity continued
aided by aeroplanes. The enemy batteries
hurled inceudiary proiectiles on our positions
around Altissimo aud in the valley of Ter
ragnole and on Borge without damage.
Our artillery destroyed shelters east of Ore
gione Pass and at Wisdenne and dispersed
troops and revictualling columns on the
march in the Roder valley and Seeb0ch. In
the sector of Javornih in the Plezzo basin
and San Martina del Carso we repulsed min
OF enemy attacks. On the lower I%souzo, the
enemy artillery fired on Gradisca, Sagrado and
MOnloICune' OuI dIllIeIy I6SpOuu6Q DONl-
harding Devetaki and Opachiavella. On
Tuesday one of our aeroplanes dropped
bombs on a barrack in the Breguzzo zone in
the valley of the Giudicaria, returning un-
harmed.
Berlin, Jany. 18Th. (Yia wireless TO Say
ville)-A strong British attack near Armen-
there's and We French onslaughts in the
Champa ne We're repulsed by the Germans,
the War Office announced to-day. The
statement follows: Northeast of Armentieres
an attack by a strong British detachment
was repulsed. Early this morning the French
renewed their attacks i'll the Champagne.
An attempted advance north east OF LIE Mesnil
was repulsed. An attack against a position
of the trenches captured by tie Germans
on January 9th near Maisons de Champagne
failed. Lieutenants Bolke and Immellmann
each shot down a British aeroplane, one
of Turco;ng, the other near Bap-
aume. In recognition of their accomplish
ments, Goth were decorated with the Order
of Pour lie Merite by His Majesty the EN-
peror. A third British aeroplane was shot
in an aerial fight near Roubaix and
a fourth was brought down by our defence
near Ligpoy north west of Lille. OF
the eight British officers of the four aero
planes six were killed and two wounded.
t;De.achments OF German patrols