TURNING THE TABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 5 August 1916, Page 5

TURNING THE TABLES.

PUSHING THE GERMANS BACK. FLEURYCOMPLETELY OCCUPIED. 1750 PRISONERS SINCE TUESDAY. LONDON, Alienist 4. French official report: On the right bank of the Meuse our infantry, follow ing up an offensive 'action on a front between Thiamont and Pleury, carried during the day, by a series of successful attacks, all the trenches comprised between those two points to the south east of Thiamont Work 'and to the border of Hill 320. The villag® of Fleury was attacked north west and south west, at the same time and entirely occupied by our troops after 'a brilliant combat. The number actually counted taken prisoner in the course ef this exceeds 650, making' a total of 1750 unwounded prisoners taken on the right bank of the Meuse since Tuesday. About the same time we launched, in the region of Chonois, a lively attack, enabling us to recapture a large portion of the 'ground lost on Monday. There is an intermittent Cannonade on the rest of the front.