SUCCESSFUL COUP DE MAIN.
French Caplure Guns and
Prisoners.
Rcc Get 3, 2 40 pro Paris, Oct 2 Despite a lieav Ty German boinbardmevt.the French made percoptihle .progress on the heights of La Folio A commuuiquo says a coup de main —attack by "surprise—between Auberivo atid Epiuedcve de Praugr, enubled us to capture more machine guns and a number of prisoners A violent bombardment in the Ar<£onne area, north of La Hourgette, was fc.UV,ctively stopped by our bmnbtlu'owers. The enemy shelled Verdun with long range guns, which our artillery countered. \Ve cannonaded trains at the Vigneuilles and Leshatto Chatel railway stations, caiHiug two violent explosions. Our dirigibles on Thursday night bombarded the railway juuctiou a*--Amagae. and Lyguy and the railway stations at Attiguy and Vouziers, The dirigibles returned safely.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6504, 4 October 1915, Page 5
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