THE GERMAN ATTACK ON THE MEUSEDOUAUMONT LINE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2751, 20 April 1916, Page 5

THE GERMAN ATTACK ON THE MEUSEDOUAUMONT LINE

FURTHER PARTICULARS A BLOW OF EXTREME VIOLENCE The High' Commissioner reports : \ London, April 18, 5.45 p.m. "The French official report says: On the left bank of the Meuso there has been a bombardment of our first lines between Mort Homme and Cumieres. "On the right bank the night has been comparatively calm. "The news is confirmed that the German attack which was launched yesterday on our positions between the Meuse alid the region of DouaUmont assumed a character of extreme violence. From fresh information it appears that this offensive action was delivered by troops belonging to five different divisions. East of the Chauffour sal' : ent the enemy succeeded in penetrating our first line of trenches, whence they were partly repulsed by a counter-attack.. "In the Woeiivre there has been an artillery duel in the Moulainville sector, south of Ban-de-Sapt. ' "A Gormali reconnaissance attempted to 'approach our trenches at Hertnanpere, north of St. Die. It was repulsed With grenades. "Last night ah enemy aeroplane throw seven bombs, including an incendiary bomb* on Belfort. Three persons are reported to have been killed and .six wounded. The material damage done was not important." CUTTING OUT RAIDS ON THE GERMAN TRENCHES SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISES Otf THE BRITISH FRONT, The Higll Commissioner reports: ' , . . ' London, April 19, 1.55 a.m. . "Twice in the last 30 hours our troops penetrated at different points into the German trenches; onco in daylight yesterday and once during the night. On each occasion the enterprise mot with complote success, a machine-gun emplacement being destroyed and several dugouts bombed. Our casualties Were 1 wounded, 1 missing. Two German officers and twenty men were killed. "During the night two small German efforts against,our position at St, £loi, preceded by heavy bombardmentj were successfully repulsed. "To-day there are "isolated artillery duels at Various points." • GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ' (Rec. April 19 4 8.50 p.m.) London, April 18. A German official communique states: "The Saxons stormed, and recaptured tlie quarries oh seven hundred metres of front south of Haiidromont, and the ridge north-west of Douaumont, capturing forty-two unwounded officers and 1646 men. .Their names will be gazetted similarly to those of the 711 officers and 38,155 men who have been captured at Verdun since February 21. This is Germany's reply to the French denials."