Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-03 | Page 8 | Artillery Active on West Front

ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON 1ST FRONT Paris, Dec. 31. 10:37 p. m. (delayed in transmission). The French war office tonight gave out a statement on the progress of hostilities reading as follows: "In Belgium our batteries have been active in their bombardment of the first second-line trenches of the enemy en-emy as well ae of the railroad opposite Boeslnghe. "To the north of the Alane, we have demolished a German work to the west of Soupier. On the heights of the Meuse there haa been an effective ef-fective cannonading against the trenches and the blockhouses of the enemy In the forest Des Chevaliers. "In the Vosges, the enemy directed against our positions in the region of Hirzstein a violent infantry attack which was, however, completely repulsed." re-pulsed." The following communication has been given out: "The country near Dlxmude has been given out: "The country near Dixmude has been subjected to a sustained bombardment bom-bardment in which both sides took part. The Belgian artillery was very effective." Tho expeditionary force at the Dardanelles: "Only December 30 following a violent vio-lent 'bombardment on the part of our heavy artillery the Turkish, batteries on the Asiatic side of the straits, perceptibly per-ceptibly lessened their fire. Several pieces of. the enemy was damaged and a depot of ammunition was blown up. oo