SIEGE WARFARE IN THE ARGONNE.
GERMAN TRENCHES BLOWN UP BY MINES. ENEMY FORCED BACK FROM THE MEUSE. Paris, November 17. An official communique states that in the Argonne we exploded a number of German trenches by means of mines, and advanced at several points south of Verdun, where we seized a portion of Chauvoncourt, which was the sole point d'appui (point of support) held by the Germans on the left bank of the Meuse in this region. It is semiofficially stated that the fighting lines in the Argonno have not appreciably varied for the past two months. Some of the trenches are. only 50yds apart, and all the expedients of siege warfare are practised. The German losses greatly exceed the French. The allies occupy the district around Verdun, and have gradually advanced to a point five to ten kilometres (from three to six miles) beyond the line held a month ago.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15770, 19 November 1914, Page 7
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