IN THE WESTERN THEATRE

Grey River Argus, 11 April 1916, Page 5

IN THE WESTERN THEATRE

FURIOUS FIGHTING EVERYWHERE. GERMANS REPULSED AT ALL POINTS. VERY HEAVY LOSES TO THE ENEMY. The High Commissioner reports as fallows: . LONDON, April 10, 1.50 a.m. In the Argonne, close to Hill 285, -we exploded a mine, destroy ing an enemy trench over n longfront. West- of the Meuse there was a violent battle, lasting the whole, day on a complete front, from Avoncourt to Cumieres, even extending to the east bank of the river. Premeditated "evacuation of Bothincourt salient enabled the French to constitute a continued line from Avoncourt redoubt, along the slopes of Hill 304, and along the southern bank of the Bfok Forges, north-east of Avoncourt, rejoining our positions south o fthe cross roads between' Bethincourt and Chateaucourt, where the German offensive suffer ed a bloody check. The enemy assaulting bodies, advancing in dense formation in the wood at Cumieres, were dispersed by machine gun fire, leav ing hundreds of dead. All attempts, against Mort Homme were equally routed. An offensive launched against pur positions from Avoncourt to Brook Frges was- reputeed by bloody resistance of the French, Finally an attack was led against our works north-east of Avoncourt on the southern borders of the wood, where the enemy gained a foting for an instant in our trenches, but was immediately ejected by our counter-attack. * BRITISH BRING DOWN A FOKKER. . CAPTURED POSITIONS HELD. (Reed. 8.45 p.m.) LONDON, April 10. ; Sir Douglas Haig reports: — • A Fokker came down in our lines on Saturday. . . We hold a considerable portion of the ground captured on March ; 27th, including three out of four mine craters. FRENCH PROGRESS AT DOUAUMONT^ GERMAN TRENCHES CAP- ,, TURED. (Reed. 8.45 p.m. PARIS, April 9. states: We progressed in the trenches south of Douaumont village which „ enabled us to straighten our line from the Avoncourt redoubt to the north-eastwards of Haucourt. %ROftIE, April 9. A communique states: Our bom bardment of Opuna on the 2nd ignited a gteai foodstuff depot. We destroyed a railway junction, i -■