ADVANCE AT VERDUN

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, 26 October 1916, Page 7

ADVANCE AT VERDUN

ANOTHER ACCOUNT

(Received Oct. 26, i\lo p m : )

PARIS, Oct. 26. The Petit Paorisien states That Cciieral Nivelle, commanding, at* Verdun, carried out secret rreparations for several days, reinforcing his infantiv end. installing fresh Latteries. Tj:«j troops rushed from th© trenches with, spirit and reached and passed their objectives. The left wing seized Ihiaumorit work, two redoubts r>t t^e -'ami, und ITaudroquarry, and lvai^ted iie Bxasi'Douaumont road Without itoi.p ng. The "-offensive on the centre was earned out

even more swiftly^ seized Caillette .wood. surrounded Douaumont fort, and captured the fortified- rflins of theVllage. A fierce struggle ensued, the garrison refusing to suj render until i three-fourths been annihilated uvd jPdefence was liooDJaaig irppossible. i'lio right wing captured a portion of the woods of Vaux Chapitre, Famin and

I/echenois, and the extreme right captured, Damloup battery^ menacing V&ux fort, which is invested on three sides.