ENEMY ATTACKS RESUMED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 55, 4 March 1916, Page 5

ENEMY ATTACKS RESUMED.

GERMANS DRIVEN BACK BY FRENCH. PARIS, March 3. A communique says: Enemy artillery northward of Verdun and the Woevre has greatly increased its activity on the whole front, chiefly against Northomme, Poivre Hill ,and Douaumont. Here several infantry attacks of extreme violence were driven back, our fire decimating the enemy ranks. Our batteries everywhere vigorously replied to the bombardment and cannonaded communication roads.

Our long range guns north-eastward of St. Mihitl bombarded the station of Vigneilles. There werg two outbreaks of lire. Several trains were struck, and a locomotive burst. There was great artillery activity in

the Seppois sector. A French air squadron dropped II bombs, which greatly damaged Chambley station. Aeroplanes also dropped 40 bombs on Bensdorf station and nine projectiles on an enemy establishment at Avreeourt.

ITALY APPLAUDS FRANCE

ROME, March 2,

At the opening of the Italian Chamber there was a magnificent demonstration of the solidarity of the Allies, culminating in an unanimous resolution to send a telegram to the gallant French army valiantly fighting at Verdun, declaring that the separate fronts of the enemy no longer exist, as the Allies are fighting one common enemy on a common front.

IS VERDUN A DIVERSION?

FRENCH LINE NOT WEAKENED

ELSEWHERE

PARIS, March 2

General Verrauxin, who is

Woevre, says: Probably the attack at Verdun is only a diversion, but we have not weakened our line elsewhere. The offensive at WQ.evre.is i.ot important. The enemy is unlikely to at-

tempt largo movements in these soak od marshes.

TREMENDOUS LOSSES.

LONDON, .March 3

A 15-inch: shell'burst -near a battery of To’s 'in a ’little wood near Fleiiry. All the gunners were killed or wounded. One German army corps northward of Verdun has been reduced to 3,000. Th e French losses during the ten days have been slight compared with the Germans, the proportion of killed, wounded, and prisoners being estimated at five Germans to one French.

120 HOURS' BOMBARDMENT

PARIS, March 3

The" Germans’ preliminary bombardment lasted 120 hours, and was almost wholly by heavy gnus.

The French front were terribly bat teiecl. The tire on the second Tine mad' it difficult to get food up.