ON THE WEST

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13561, 5 May 1916, Page 3

ON THE WEST

'BOMBARDMENTS CONTINUE, . FIERCE DUELS NEAR VERDUN. 7 : MORE RUSSIANS IN PRANCE. The Ipgh.Commissioner reports;— . LONDON, May 'i. (2,55 p.m.) In the Argorine after a lively bombardment- with "weeping" shells, the .enemy-attempted yesterday evening a small, attack on the trenches between llazas.ee and Four de Paris, The Germans, - who momentarily took foot in oni' trenches, .were unable to maintain themselves and retired heavily bat.-, tere.d by our five. • 'ln the region of Verdun, there is rather great artillery activity on both sides, in the sectors Mort Homme and Donnnmont, one of our long range ■ guns bombarded the station at Sebastol, east of Yigneulles station, The buildings were observed to be in flames, In Lorraine, patrols came into contact in the region of Moneeh ' PARIS, May 3, A fourth contingent, of Russians has arrived in Marseilles and. have'been accorded a great popular reception. The' ITiglr.Commissioner reports:— LONDON, May 4 (I,<lo t.m.). West of the AFeuse'therc is a violent bombardment, in the Avoconrt sector, At the end of the afternoon the' French •troops in the course of a brilliant assault carried the German positions north-west of Mort Homme, We captured four, machine guns and one hundred men.'' Along the west, front there is intermittent artillery fire. Received Mav 5, 12,5 a.m. ' AMSTERDAM, May 4, There is great activity in Ihc German lines in Belgium, and numerous troop trains are passing. Reserves are camped at I lie'chief railway junctions, ready to be despatched in any direction. New trenches are being thrown up along the cftnals, rivers, arid railway embankments. Engineers are laying new telephones in all directions, Everything denotes that' Germany is preparing for [ an emergency. .