GERMANS MAKE A POWERFUL ATTACK

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2723, 18 March 1916, Page 5

GERMANS MAKE A POWERFUL ATTACK

WEST OF THE MEUSE

ENEMY FORCED TO FALL BACK 1 , ■ m, : rr* i. n • * , London, March 17, 0.40 .a.m. The High Commissioner reports: "F es i of the 'Meuse, after a bombardment of the Bethincourt-Cumieres line, the Germans delivered a powerful attack against positions at Mortdes m Co e rbeau/ €re ™ to gam & f °° fillg an s' wlle ™- They fell back on Bois "Bombardment on the whole front on both sides is general." ENEMY STOPPED FROM, DIGGING IN NEAR DOUAUMONT. _ . . London, March 16, 4.15 p.m. The High Commissioner reports: "In the region north of Verdun no infantry action is reported. The French artillery violently bombarded the region west of Douaumout, where the enemy was digging, in. "In the Woeuvre the French lombarded several supply columns." GERMANS COME UNDER THE CONCENTRATED FIRE OF THE ■ ■■ FRENCH. (Rec. March 17, 10 p.m.) i -n T. • . PariS « Mar ° ll 17 " , A French communique sa.ys: After a most violent bombardment of the Bethincourt-Oumieres front, the Germans in the afternoon made a strong attack on Morthomme in waves. .The assault was unable to secure for them a footing at any point, and they were compelled to fall back towards the Crows Wood, where our concentrated fire, which was immediately let loose, inflicted great losses. The batteries on several occasions caught the Germans marchm* on tli© right bank of the Meuse. ° LARGE CONVOYS OF WOUNDED CAUSE ANXIETY IN GERMANY. By l/elcßraph-Preas Association-Copyright (Ree. March 17, 8.45 p.m.) m. „r ~ , >. ~ ++' j, i Amsterdam, March 16. The "Frankfurter Zeitnng" states that convoys of wounded continually passing Frankfort are arousiug the grontest anxiety, and it is feared that the Gormans suffered enormous losses at V erdun. Tile Wolff Agency, however hai informed the Press that the convoys were composed of wounded'find caotum! French soldiers. 1