CALM ON THE BRITISH FRONT
FRENCH ATTACK ON MORT HOMME SHARP FIGHTING IN THE VOSGES >■ This High Commissioner reports:— . ' ' T .. . . London, June 15, 4.55-a.m. ' "There was no infantry action on. the banks of the Meuse-during the night. • On both sides the artillery was active ili the region of Chattancourt, and' also i in the sector 'north of Souville. ... " ' "In the Vosges a strong enemy detachment, 'in'an.'attempt (o. reach : . th'e Vrench lines, was covered by lively bombardment, and' repulsed by mitrailleuse, fire. ■ • ...... " 1 •'- . - "Another attempted e'oup de main against our positions at Bon.Homme was completely repulsed." - • , - ' : • London, June"ls, 11.55 p.m. 'A French official dispatch says:—"On the left bank of the Meuse, after artillery preparation, our troops, in tne course of a lively attack, carried a'German trench on the slopes south of Mort Horn me. There is intense artillery activity • in the. region of Chattaiicourt and at P ill'3ot. "On the right .bank .the enemy violently bombarded sectors of the' work at. Thiauniont and Souville. ■ "For'twenty-four hours it has been quiet in most parts of the British . front."
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 9
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176CALM ON THE BRITISH FRONT Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 9
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