FRENCH CAPTURE COMMUNICATION TRENCHES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2743, 11 April 1916, Page 5

FRENCH CAPTURE COMMUNICATION TRENCHES

GRENADE ATTACKS REPULSED

The High Commissioner reports: ' London, April 9, 5.25 p.m. 'JBie Frenoh official report says: "West of the Meuse there has been slight artißery activity during the night. . ■-~.., "To the east we have made some progress in tho- communication trenches south of Douaumont Village, taking 150 metres of 'enemy trenches. "To the south-west, two German grenade attacks on our positions in the Bois de la Caillefcte were repulsed. ■'In the Woeuvre the night wac relatively calm ' "In Lorraine, the enemy's attempt on our works at Embermenil completely ■failed." - ' . v FRENCH EVACUATE BETHINCOURT 'SALIENT DESPERATE FIGHTING ALONG THE FEONT. . The High Commissioner reports:— . , London, April 10, 1.50 a.m. "In the Argonne, close to Hill 286, we exploded a mine, destroying an enemy trench over a long front. * "West of the Meuse there was-a violent battle, lasting the whole day, on the complete front from Avocourt to Cumieres, and even extending to thp east bank of the river. The premeditated evacuation of the Bethincourt salient onabled the French to constitute a continued line from the Avocourt Te-".tibubS-along, the-slopes of Hill 304, along the southern bank of the Forges •Brook, and north-east of Avocourt, rejoining our positions south of the Beth. incourt-Chattoncourt cross-roads, wheie tho German offensive suffered a bloodv check. The enemy's assaulting bodies, advancing in dense formation in the Cumieres Wood, were dispersed by machine-gunfire, leaving hundreds of dead. - "All attempts against Mort Homme were equally routed. "An offensive which was launched against our positions from Avocourl to the Forges Brook was repulsed by the, bloody resistance of the French. Finally an attack was led against our works north-east of Avocouri/, on the .southern borders of The wood, where the enemy gained/a" footing for an instant in our trenches, but was immediately ejected by our counter-attack." IS THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE OVER?(Reo. April 10. 3.30 p.m.) . . London, April 9. The "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent states that it is believed that the German offensive at Verdun, after fifty days' fighting, is now finished, and that only desultory attacks will be delivered m future. REPORT FROM THE BRITISH FRONT (Reo. April 10, 8.40 p.m.) . , „ Londoni April !). Sir' Douglas Haig reports:—"A Fokker aeroplane came down in our lines ,n S "We rd Md a considerable portion of the ground which was captured on March 27, including three out of four mine craters." FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. fßec. April 10, 8.40.p.m.) , Paris, April 9. A French official communique states. "Wo have progressed in the trenches south of Douaumont village, ami captured 150 metres of trenches to the south-west of the village." GERMAN CASUALTIES SINCE THE WAR. ' (Rec. April 10, 8.40 p.m.) London, April 9. The official statement of German military casualties since the war reaches 2,700,000, includiug 682,000 killed •

GERMAN INNUENDOES TO ALARM THE DUTCH By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright ("Times" and Sydnoy "Sim'.'. Services.) . (Rcc. April 10, 0.5 p.m.) . .. . London, April 0. finnnt Reventiow, the German publicist, writes in the- "Tagos Z ? itu "S''; „ T „SS t <scenro <i station off tho Scheldt in preparation tor ho England.«ants to |ec undertaking seems desirable later." We SlSWwta to visualise, the British scheme will mean the less ° f D Th?iSr£ C cinsed much amusement in Holland.'