FRENCH SUCCESS ON VERDUN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2776, 20 May 1916, Page 5

FRENCH SUCCESS ON VERDUN FRONT

i GERMAN REDOUBT CAPTURED • SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS ON SUPPLY -STATIONS The High Commissioner reports:— London, May IS, 3.10 p.m. "Between the Oise and the Aisne a strong enemy reconnaissance party at tempted to enter our lines in the neighbourhood of Guennevieres. We counter, attacked and dispersed it, the enemy leaving dead on the ground. "On the left bank of the Meuse, alter a lively artillery preparation, the Germans repeatedly attempted in the corn'so of the night to take a redoubt in Avocourt Wood, but were repulsed by our fire with serious losses. "About 3 o'clock this morning a, successful coup de main vna made on a German trench north of Hill 287; the occupants were either killed or taken prisoner. "At the same hour, after a sanguinary engagement, \ve .took .possession. of., a small German fort, which had been firmly organised,' on the , .north-eastern.; slope of Hill 304... . . ..... ... ■ : ■ "On the right bank of the Meuse and in Woeuyre there is a reciprocal bombardment. ' . , T ... • "Last night the Germans dropped several bombs in the region of Luneville, Epinnl, and Belfort, causing unimportant material damage. "French aeroplanes carried out'numerous bombardments on tho front north of Verdun. Notable features of these raids were tho dropping of fifteen large calibre bombs.on a munition depot.between Bau court and Arracourt, six'miles and. a quarter south of Sedan; five on the railway 'station at Sedan, where an outbreak of fire was observed; rind fifteen on a munition depot in the neighbourhood of •Azannes. The same night two machines dropped eighty bombs on the MetzA lons station. THE AIR'WARFARE. ' By Teleeraph—Press Association-Copyright . ' ' ~ . Paris, May 18. Tlis French airmen" brought down tiiirty-five German machines in March and thirty-two in April. Amsterdam, May 18. An Allied aeroplane bombed the military stores at Roulers, in Flanders. ' >■■. GERMANY'S RESERVES OF MEN • AN INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL VON MOLTKE. . • ' , . ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) - London,. May 17. General von Moltke, interviewed by the Budapest "Avilng," said the Germans are well supplied with men, and there is no fear regarding her reserves. The Allies are. worse off. Almost the entire French reserves are on tho battlefield. Compulsion in Britain will only bring in a few hundred thousand men,, which are. necessary to replace losses, and will not affect tho military situation. He admitted that the Allies' production of munitions was -equal to that of the Central Powers.