THE FRENCH REPORT.
' ’ r; if LONDON, July 9.' On the Somme front bad weather interfered with operations;.
An effective coup de main yesterday afternoon in the neighburnood of Belloyensanterre was perfectly successful. We prisonered 350.
Eastwards of Estrees we made grenade progress in enemy communication trnches.
Northwards of Lassigny an enemy detachment which attempted to take a small post was dispersed by a fusillade.
Northwards of Verdun there was ant artillery fire, notably in the sector of Hill 304 and in the region of Esnes, Souville and Damloup battery. There was ho infantry action. In Lorraine, grenade attacks are proceeding. We destroyed a German post at Eezanges and prisonered the occupants.
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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 10 July 1916, Page 5
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