New Britain herald., 1916-10-25
GERMANS SWEPT
 BACK BY FRENCH
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and grand headquarters ordered a postponement. When the time came the attack was delivered by four col umns of a division each, first on the left, between the southern slopes of Pepper Hill and Thiaumont Farm. This met with little difficulty. The attackers carried Thiaumont Work and Farm and the Haudremont Quar- ries set as the objective and gained the Bras-Douaumont road beyond. There the attackers stopped, having advanced about mile
 The second column was a colonial division under Gen. Mangin, from the corps which retook Douaumont Fort last May. The task assigned to it was to take Hill 320, northeast of F1eury, and the edge of Caillette Wood The offensive there was even more rapid than on the left wing. Gen. Nagin immediately say he could advance further, and the commanding officer was therefore informed that prep arations had been made to continue the attack. Hill 320 was rushed by troops from Fleury which approached Caillette Wood through the celebrat- ed Ravine of Death. They then crossed the wood and reached the ap- breaches to Douaumont Fort. Every where the Germans gave way before >hem. However, the garrison of the fort hurr1edly prepared to defend the important point confided to 1t. French troops surrounded the fort and extended their gains everywhere without an instant's delay. Fatigue parties set to work turning the de- lenses so as to be ready to resist counter attacks.
 DOuau1nOnt Carried on Run.
 West of the fort, the village of Douaumont had been carried at a run and passed beyond Meanwhile a stiff struggle went on between the French and the defenders of the fort. The Germans refused to surrender, and the French killed nearly all of them be- fore they forced their way into the ruins.
 Things went equally we'll on the right. The third column advanced half mile, reaching the edge of Vaux Pond and carrying the part of the Vaux-Cha pitre Wood still held by the enemy, as well as Fumin Wood. The column stopped north of these woods, on the outskirts of the village of Vaux
 The fourth column, which was ordered to operate in the vicinity of Vaux Fort without taking it, followed out the program exactly. It drove out the Germans from Chenois and Laufee Woods, captured Damloup Battery and pushing ahead, encircled VauX Fort on the east, south and west, so that the defenders have no way of issue ex- cept to the north.
 Britain Is Jubilant
 London, Oct. 25, 5:2S a. m.-Al- though the French communique an- nounced the recapture by the French of the Fort of Douaumont and the Quarries and the smash Ing of the German line over a four and one-third mile front north of Verdun, reached London too late for comment in the early edition, all the morning papers comment eXultantly m special late editions. The Times: This strikesa severe blow at German prestige and shows the German staff the danger of weakening it's lines in the west. The victory will disquiet the enemy, hearten the Russo-Ruman- Ian armies and inspire all the allies with fresh confidence.
 The Daily Telegraph asserts: "The French have dealt a staggering blow putting a finishing touch to the story of the heavy British blow delivered in the past weekend. The victory proves to what point of mastery our troops have attained in the business of grinding Germany in the mill"