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Show FRENCH REPULSE FIERCE ATTACK BY THE GERMANS PARIS, June 1, 11:50 p. m. The Germans Ger-mans were completely repulsed in an attack at-tack delivered upon the French positions at Dead Ian hill about S o'clock last night, according to a.n official statement issued by the French war office today. A violent bombardment .continued In this region throughout the night. An Intense artillery due! is in progress on the east and west fronts at Douaumont. The text of the statement says: On the left bank of the Meuso the bombardment continued with great violence last, night in all the territory around Dead Man hill. A determined German attack delivered yesterday morning at S o'clock upon the eastern slopes of the hill was completely repulsed. re-pulsed. ' On the right bank of the river the artillery lighting ha.s become exceedingly exceed-ingly intense west and east of Fort Douaumont. During the night of May 31-June 1, a French air squadron threw clown twenty shells on the railroad stations of Thionville, Audun and Le Roman, and ilfty other shells upon the commissary com-missary headquarters of the enemy at Azeannes. |