LAST NIGHT'S NEWS.
THE WESTERN. THEATRE. BATTLE OF VERDUN. SMALL GERMAN GAINS. ' PARIS, May. 29. The German gains on .the Verdun front for the-last eigH days total 300 yards. Tho enemy was not long in-possession of Cumieres. A' series of grenade attacks on Friday enabled the French to quietly organise two attacking columns east and west of the village. The eastern column captured the mill (on the bank of the Meuse) by nightfall..] They found that the enemy had dug trenches, one behind another.-across tho main street. Tho French troops proceeded to recapture the houses by siege operations lasting all night. MoanwhiJo the western column was progressing, and the enemy, fearful that the village would be surrounded, hastily threw in heavy reinforcements. The French, however, maintained their gains, though the Germans were coun-ter-attacking with n brigade and a half of troops.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8462, 30 May 1916, Page 5
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141LAST NIGHT'S NEWS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8462, 30 May 1916, Page 5
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