PIGEON MESSAGE TOLD OF FRENCH SUCCESSES.
PARIS, Ocober.2B.
A German carrier pigeon, was captured by the French at Fort Douaumont during the fighting 1 m the region of Verdun on Tuesday. It cai'ried the following messaged — ■ '
"The fire o£ the, enemy, with guns of the heaviest calibre, is.snch that- sector? S. C and. H ax'e'to'ra great extent levelled. The garrispn, including' that of sector V. is, disorganised completely. Some of it has been obliged to fall back on the 83rd and 98th Regiments, which also had to retire. .
. "Sector V (Van Raun's) was subjected to such fire that observation.' was put out of order. All sorties are being bombarded and 1 one is occupied, constantly m replacing them. •
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14185, 30 December 1916, Page 10
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118PIGEON MESSAGE TOLD OF FRENCH SUCCESSES. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14185, 30 December 1916, Page 10
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