HUN BABY-KILLERS' RAID

Clutha Leader, Volume XLII, Issue 79, 7 April 1916, Page 6

HUN BABY-KILLERS' RAID

ON ENGLISH & SCOTTISH TOWSIS ZEPPELIN LIS SHOT DOWN. FIERCE FIGHTING AT VERDUN. NAVAL ACTION IN CATTEGAT.

THE WESTERN THEATRE. AROUND VERDUN. Tin' High Commissioner reports (London, April '.',): West of the .Mejise tin' Germans launched several strong .•iftacks. nil of which were repulsed. In the Dotiau-iiH)iit-\'nnx region l hi' Germans, after bombardment, launched four simultaneous attacks against the French at Fort Doiiiiiiinoiit and the village of Vaux. South-east of Pounumont they were tilde to penetrate I aillelie Wood. Our counter-attacks immediately ejected them from this northern poll ion of the wood. The French line south of Vaux runs along the outskirts of the village, the last ruined houses of which we abandoned. SLIGHT GERMAN GAINS. AND II LAW LUSsKs. I'AK'ls, April ::. A communique states: Several (ierniau attacks against Avocourt redoubt were repulsed. A very lively struggle was waged all day long on the l>ouaumout-V;tux sector. Hy me.'ins of four simullaueoiis attacks by forces exceeding a division the enemy penetrated f'aillelte Woo.l, south-east of Douanmont Fort. We immediately drove t'liem hack into a corner of the wood. We have evacuated the last of the ruined houses in Vaux village. Outline here now skirts the edge of the \illa.ee. We brought down four enemy aero planes in the Verdun region. the fighting at vaux. <;ki;.\ia.\ attacks iikld it. I'Alils. April ::. The I'etit .Journal. says of Sunday 's lighting at Vaux: "The (lerniiins delivered a heavy liomliardnieiit from dawn. Their ."iitf-millimetre shells ploughed up our trenches for several hours. Tliey then hiunched a division of their bust troops. The lir.-t column attacked our north front, but was held up by our curtain of lire. The second debouched from the wood south of Vaux. and the third followed the road on our left. The situation was becoming critical when our reinforcements delivered a counter-attack. After a terrible struggle the Germans were compelled to retreat before our charges, and failed in their object to cut off our communication with Fort Vaux." ACTIVITY IN LORRAINE. FAR IS, April :;. A French communique states: Our artillery caused several fires at Remabots. in Lorraine. GERMAN ASSAULTS REPELLED. I'AKIS, April :!. A Fl'eilch communique states: The bombard'tneiit of the villages of lla.u--court and Pestles continues, hut there are no infantry actions. There was night lighting in the region of Douati-Inont-Vaux, which was favourable to us. We gained some ground at Hois Oailletle. Our line rests on Travesos-Bois Caiilette, of which tl >my occupies the northern corner, and rejoins our position south and west of liouaumont. The Cicrmans yestet-.lay ilepioyeil over a front of three kilometres in successive waves, followed by small assaulting columns. Our artillery and infantry fire inflicted heavy losses. FRENCH REGAIN POSITION. F.XKMY FOIU'FI) BACK. I'AI.'IS, April 1. A communique stales: Our artillery bleu up an enemy hiix-Khint;r and am niiinilion depot in Avocotirl Wood. A Molent German attack between llaucourt and liethincourt was delivered against our old positions north of Forges Hrook, not knowing that we had evacuated them on the night of March :il. Our surprise lire from the new positions indicted important losses. We forced the enemy furlheJ' buck in ''aillette Wood, our final counter-attack being especially violent. We regained the western -portion of Vaux viJJago,

BRITISH FRONT ADVANCED, LONDON, April 4. Kir Douglas llaijf reports: We capture! I tin 1 crater at St. Kloi which the Germans have liehl since Thursday, thus establishing our lines beyond (he crater. The artillery on both sides has been active. FIGHTING NEAR DOUAUMONT. lII'NS Fm-:k IN DISOiv'DKR. I'ARIS, April •">. < '<iin;nsiiiilln<•: The Germans bombarded our front at Douanuiont ami Yaux with violence. The infantry strongly at t:u-kc I south of Dmiaumont in successive waves, followed by columns. Our artillery, machine gun and rille lire mowed them down, causing them to retreat in disorder to ('liaufl'our Wood, where our artillery inflicted further considerable losses. We ! uri her progressed north of Hois Caiilette.