THE VERDUN SUCCESS

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 47, 24 August 1917, Page 7

THE VERDUN SUCCESS

VIOLENT GERMAN REACTION

HEAVY LOSSES' INFLICTED BY THE FRENCHf

LONDON, 23rd August.

A French communique states : Severe attempts by the enemy to recapture our new position on the right bank of the Meuse, were broken, with great joes, without anywhere reaching our lines. ( "Attacks with liquid fire in Cauneres Wood merely increased the enemy's losses. Since 20th August we have taken prisoner 6116 unwounded troops, including 154 officers, and also- 600 wounded men, with important booty. In one of the three tunnels which were captured on Mort Homme we took prisoner the whole of a regimental staff, a corps commander, officers, and engineers. '„-.,.• Another communique states : The artillery duel is somewhat violent in the regions of Braye and Cerny. Our batteries in the Champagne destroyed more enemy gas reservoirs. On the Verdun front the enemy reacted during the course of the day with his< artillery, especially . on the left bank of the Meuse, but did hot attempt to attack our new positions. Six of the enemy s aeroplanes were destroyed in air fights, while five others fell, damaged.

OVER 6000 PRISONERS

LONDON, 22nd August.

Th« New Zealand High Commissioner Teports: —

A French official report states : Since Monday 6116 unwounded prisoners have been taken, including 274 officers. There are also 6CO wounded prisoners in our ambulances. The new prisoners who were taken yesterday have not yet been counted.