Welsh Newspapers

Search 15 million Welsh newspaper articles

Hide Articles List

25 articles on this Page

k ?  French Advance Continues…

News
Cite
Share

k  ?  French Advance Continues It t?&it?a.? Jir??.w?4&&?-? f?Tis?i!??? HE BIG RUSSIAN OffENSIVE Italians Go Ahead in Albania. FRANCE PRESS BUREAU, Wednesday, 10.30 p.m. The following telegraphic dispatch has been received from the General Head- ¡ quarters in France;- December 29, 9.14 p.m. Yesterday the enemy made an unsuc- cessful attack on one of our aerodromes. Of four machine's only two r-ched tdieir objective. No damage was done. o b jective. One of our aeroplanes was shot down. LAST NIGHT A SUCCESSFUL EN- TERPRISE TOOK PLACE NEAR AR- MENTIERES. THE ENEMY'S TRENCHES WERE ENTERED AND BOMBED WITH GOOD EFFECT, NUMEROUS CASUALTIES BEING IN- FLICTED. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE PARTY WITHDREW. OUR CASUAL- TIES WERE VERY SLIGHT. To-day our artillery has been effective Against trenches and billets in many places between Mametz and Monchv. The enemy exploded two small mines aear Givenchy. No damage was done to either the troops or trenches. j A quiet day south of La Basses Canal. About Ypres thete has been a heavy reciprocal bombardment. CAPTURES ON THE VOSGES. SUCCESS OF FRENCH OPERATIONS. (Press Association War Special.) PARIS, WedneSoday, 11 p.m. To-night's official communique say- In Belgium and in Artois there has been an artillery duel during the course of the day. To the north of the Aisne we have de- stroyed by our fire machine-gun shelters, and dispersed enemy mine workars around Ville-aur-Bois. In the Argcnne we exploded two mines in front of Hill 285, whilst to the north of La Fille Morte a small German fort was de- stroyed. On the heights of the Meuse the fire of our artillery on a German battery located in the wood of W^iaroent, to the north of St. Mihiel, was followed, according to in- formation of our aviators, by the best re- sults. In the Vosges there was a lively cannon- ade at various points, principally between the Fecht and the Thur, and very violent bombardment in the region of Hartmanns- weilerkopf. Despite a very violent enemy counter- attack, the action begun yesterday left us at the end of the day masters of a series of German work.? established between Rehfelsn I and Hirzstein, which must be Added to the trenches already lost by the enemy. The number of Germans captured by us I since yesterday has been increased to 300, while the total of unwolUlded prisoners taken since the commencement of these operations is now 1.668. It 13 unanimously admitted by prisoners that the German losses in the course of our attacks from December 21 and the succeed- ing days were considerable. GERMAN ADMISSIONS. (Press Association War Service.) I AMSTERDAM, Wednesday. To-day official telegram from the German Main Headquarters says Western Theatre of War.-Westan^e wa,g agacin bombarded, but this time unsuccess- fully, by an enemy monitor. The enemy attack on the Hirzstein re- ported yesterday has already collapsed be- fore our fire. In the course of the evening the French twice attacked the positions which we had recaptured on Hartmann-i- Weilerkopf and partly penetrated our trenches. After the first attack the enemy were everywhere repulsed. Fighting for JInall portions of trench after a second enemy itta-ck continues. We have captured live officers and over 2CO men.

DUG-OUT BLOWN IN.

I 6. AND S. FREE BUFFET AT…

SWANSEA DISTRICT CORONERSHtP.…

-°'-=1 I THE BOILEAU MISSING,!

II -_.-:;;;T2 1 3PELTERMEN…

R " T 1]" -p ........."....,…

I 6TH WELSH LOSSES. I

"NO HITCH." I

FOUR COLLIERS KILLED.

I PROOF POSmVE. j -I

' f* m i1J '1.' I ,.: J I"…

SURPLUS OF NEARLY £ 12,000.

'ro!ff1f1f)\  pig, -P? pilLp…

- RESCUING BOYi DERELICT.

IABERAVON WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE…

.---,-I CAUCHT A MINE AND…

LIFEBOAT AND SHIPWRECK. I…

i "WE" ARE RIGHT.

RUSH FOR TICKETS,

q EVERYTHING O.K."

NEW ROUTE FOR RUSSIA.

I FIRST SWANSEA NIAN TO FALL.

I I BANKS AND THE PUBLIC.

UNS..! THE HUNS UTTLE 'Uf?sJ