Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-09
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BACK GROUND
Trenches Captured By Ger
mans Retaken by Vio-
lent Assaults
DENY BERLIN REPORT
In Winning French Lines at Hill 3o4
Germans Suffered Tremendous
Losses
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Paris, May "a violent German
attack on Hill 3O4, at o'clock this
morning, was completely repulsed,
the war office announces.
On the east bank of the Meuse,
northeast of Verdun, French counter
attacks during the night in the re-
eion northwest of Thiaumont, threw
the Germans from the few points in
the French first line trenches they
still held, as tn. result of Sundays
heavy attack against the French front.
The German attack on Hill 304 fol-
lowed a night of heavy bombardment.
The Germans played shells upon the
French defensive positions on the hill
until nearly dawn. French curtain fire
brought the charge to an immediate
halt.
On the east bank of the Meuse the
Germans made no attempt at vigor-
Gus offensive, contenting themselves
with bombarding violently the Douau-
mont-Vaux front. The raid by which
the French recaptured lost ground
was the only important infantry ac-
tion on this side of the river.
French troops carried q German
post near Boland, in the Argonne last
night, killing all the occupants.
Berlin, May O. In the recent fght-
ing on the Verdun front the Ger
rars captured an entire system of
t:cn:hes on the northern sicpe u
Hill No. 304. the War office all
nolnced yesterday.
Paris, May 9-The Official COM
munication issued by the War Office
last night reads:
'On the left bank Of the Mouse
the bombardment continued with the
same violence against Avoc0urt Wood
and the whole region of Hill 304. A
German attack, launched during the
course of the afternoon against our
positions at Hill 2S7, west of Hill
304, was stopped by our curtain OF
fire and the fire of our machine guns.
"On the right bank and in the
Woevre the artiller yactior wa; quite
active. Our batteries effectively can-
nonaded enemy encampments north
west of EuXezin and south of THAI
court. The day was comparatively
calm on the rest of the front.
The Belgian official communication
reads:
an the region of Dixmude the
Germans twice essayed, Sunday even
ing and yesterday morning, to rereW
the intense bombardment which nave
characterized the last few days. The
entry into action of our batteries ot
all calibres quickly put stop to
these two attempts"
In the French day report the los
ses of the Germans are described aS
extremely heavy, the Germans be-
ing driven out of a communicating
trench east of Hill 304, which they
penetrated Sunday.
East of the Meuse there was
series of night engagements. The
Germans were driven from a trench
south of Haudromont, which they oc
cupied yesterday, and 80 men, includ
ing two officers were captured.
London, May 9-Australian ant
New Zealand troops have arrived II
France and have taken over por
ton of the front, it was announces
in an official statement tonight.
There are about $4,000 men in
division so that according to tn
| German statement the French hav
employed more than 100000 men Il
the battle of Verdun.
1t has been generally believed tha
the number of troops used by tn
Germans was much in excess of tn
100000 or so. indicated in today's OF
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