FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS.
LINE ADVANCED EAST OF HARDEOOURT. GREAT STRUGGLE IN VERDUX REGION. (Received July 21, 9.10 a.m.) PARISH July 20. A communique states: :We captured trenches from Hard ecourt /knoll to the river and carried the line east of Hardecourt and appreciable distance along a naiTom can _;e railway frdm Combles to Clery. \ ' % The infantry south of the Somme captiu'ed the whole of the enemy's first line. We peneti*ated a Geripan ti-ench north-east of Ambervies and brought back prisoners. ■/..'' ".■■"'. ' Tlie Germans 1 continually bombarded Avocourt and Chattancourt. A great struggle is progressing on the north-eastern slopes of Hill 304. We made some progress .to the right and west of Thiaumont work, and assaulted and captured a fortified • work strongly held south of Fleury.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14050, 21 July 1916, Page 3
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