Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-07-20 | Page 3 | French Make some Progress on the Verdun Front

FRENCH MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON THE VERDUN FRONT PARIS, July 10, 11:50 a. m. The French made some progress last night on the Verdun front in the course of hand-grenade hand-grenade fighting in the vicinity of Fluery, says today's official report. Artillery actions ac-tions continue energetically in this sector. A German raid in the region of Pas-chendaal, Pas-chendaal, Belgium, was checked by the French fire, as was a raid north of the Aisne, near Paezzy. Along the greater part of the front the night was quiet. The statement says: The night was calm over the greater part of the front. Two surprise sur-prise attacks delivered by the enemy against small French posts, one in Belgium, in the region of Paschendaal, the other north of the Aisne, near Paezzy, were repulsed by our fire. On the Verdun front east of the Meuse the artillery fighting continued very vigorously In the sector of Fluery. We made some progress with grenades near the Chapel of Sainte Fine.