THE FRENCH LINE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6378, 19 July 1916, Page 3

THE FRENCH LINE.

German Trench Raid. On Russian Sector. How They Caught a Tartar. The High Commissioner reports London, July 17 : A Paris communique states: Between the Oise and the Aisne a strong enemy reconnaisance was dispersed by the French five near Moulin sous Touvent. In the Champagne a German coup de main on a trench in the " Sector Russe " was repulsed by a Russian counter-attack, with heavy enemy losses. On' the Verdun front the night was relatively calm, except at Hill 304, where the fusilade was lively. West of the Floury elements the French troops made progress, capturing three mitrailleuses. On the Lorraine front, after a bombardment, the enemy twice attacked positions in the region Han, eastward of Nomeny, both of which were repulsed, the French taking some prisoners.