GERMAN LOSSES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16665, 10 April 1916, Page 5

GERMAN LOSSES

TIMES CORRESPONDENT'S STATEMENT.

(Times and Sydney Snn Services.) LONDON, April 8. The Times correspondent at Paris writes : " The pendulum of battle has swung back to the west of the Me use—to a hollow dominated by the French guns. A trustworthy estimate puts the German losses at Verdun at 150,000 fallen in the first line, and 50,000 casualties through artillery and sickness."

DUTCH PRECAUTIONS.

EXPECT GERMAN FLANK TO BE

TURNED.

LONDON, April 8., (Received April 9, at 5.5 p.m.) The Dutch have sent a strong urmy to the Flanders border, in case the Allies turn the German right, when Dutch r.eutralitv would be in danger of violation by the German retreat.:

COMPLETE MOBILISATION.

THE HAGUE, April 8. (Received. April 9, at 5.5 p.m.) A Bill has been introduced into Parliament authorising the calling up of the 1917 class if necessary.

ANOTHER GERMAN CLAIM. AMSTERDAM, April 9. (Received April 9, at 11 p.m.) A German communique states : We have captured the French positions at Termiten Hill, for a width of two kilometres, south of Haucourt.

FRENCH REGAIN GROUND. LONDON, April 8 (1.10 a.m.). The High Commissioner reports : South-east of Bethinoourt, slight progress was made by grenade fights in the communication trenches which were captured the night before by the enemy between Bethincourt and Hill 285.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS.

FIGHTING AT SEVERAL POINTS. LONDON, April 8 (7.20 p.m.). The High Commissioner reports : A French official report states : In the Argonne we successfully exploded two small mines at Hill 289. We occupied the southern lip,.of . a crater caused by the explosion of a German mine west of.the Meuse. The Germans during the night renewed their attacks against our positions on the south and east extremities of Haucourt... At the latter point, in spite of repeated efforts, the enemy were unable to dislodge us from our lines, from which a murderous fire was poured, causing heavy losses. South of Haucourt the Germans succeeded in gaining a footing on two small works situated below Haucourt and Hill 287, which we occupy. South-east of Bethincourt grenade fighting '.was continued in the communication trenches along the road from Bethincourt to Chateaucourt, to our advantage. East of the Meuse there is an intermittent bombardment. The enemy made a bombing attack upon one of our trenches north of the crest near Vaux Fort, but were repulsed. In the Woevre the night passed quietly. In the Vosges an enemy reconnaissance endeavoured to rush small posts at Longefol Kopf, south of Souderaacs, but were dispersed by our fire.