FIERCE FIGHTING.

Grey River Argus, Volume 05, 5 July 1917, Page 3

FIERCE FIGHTING.

SEVERE ENEMY LOSSES,

•The Times' Service. (Rec. July A, 8.5 p.m.)

LONDON, July 3. The "Times" Paris correspondent states that the violence of the bombardment, of the Cliemin des Dar.ics caused tbe French to retire from their front line trenches. Their batteries immediately concentrated on the line which the • enemy, in spite of severe losses, was unable to hold. A splendid French, counter-'4ttack iv the evening swept the Crown Prince from a costly pcrchi-

The Germans afc now modifying th.cir methods of attack and are endoavouring.to flatten out the trenches before attacking, . thus destroyiug tlieir prospects of shelter (against the French ,. guns and involving ruinous losses.