ENEMY TRENCH DESTROYED.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 86, 11 April 1916, Page 5

ENEMY TRENCH DESTROYED.

ALL GERMAN ATTACKS ROUTED

The High Commissioner reports*— LONDON; April 10 (1.50 a.ni.) In the Argonne, close to Hill 285, •we exploded a mine, destroying an «neray trench over a long front. \Yest of the Meuse there was a violent battle, lasting the whole day, on the ebmplete front from Avocourt 'to <2umieres, 'even extending to ?the; east Isanif: of the river/ ■ The premeditated of. the Bethihcburt salient enabled the French to constitute a line" from Avocburt : Redoubt along the slopes of Hill 304, alone; the southern bank of the brook of Forges, and north-east of Avoconrt, rejoining our positions south of the cross roads of Bothincourt-CVat-toncourt, wliere" the Geriiaan offen'siv* suffered a bloody check. The enemy, in assaulting bodies, ia<lvanding in dense formation froni the wood" of Cumieres, were dispersed by machine-gun fire, leaving hundreds of dead. All attempts against ilorthomnie , were equally routed. An offensive launched against our positions from Avocourt to the brook of Forges was repulsed by the bloody resistance of the French. # v Finally an attack was led against o'ir worVs north-east of Avocourt, on the southern borders of.. the wood, where the enemy gained a footing for an instant in our trenches, but wero immediately ejected by our counterattack.