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Nelson Evening Mail, 29 May 1916, Page 5

THE GERMAN ATTACK ON MOR-T HOMME AND HTLi 304.

The above mkw shows the locality west of the Meuse where the Germans have delivered many of their .bur attecL auneTTt securing possesion of Hill 304 and Mort Homme. The heavy broken line idea of the battle front as it was early in May, and the loop shows roughly the effect of tho recent German attacks The German object is ultimately to reach the Charny Ridge, which is regarded as the mainTrelch Line■'of'-defence west 6f 3 fhe Meuse: .The attacks west of Mort Homme appear to have been Btopped oJat^ by The French offensive at Douaumont, which is across the river, about three miles Bidgi Verdun is seven miles south-east of Gunners, The scale of the map is about two miles to the inchy