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Show FRENCH CHECK ALL ATTACKS ON HANGARD WOOD PARIS, April 29. The Germans made several attempts last night to advance on French positions in Hangard wood, on the front before Amiens, but were checked by the French fire, the war office of-fice announces. The statement follows: During the night the Germans attempted at-tempted several times to attack the French positions in Hangard wood. Our fire checked all their efforts.. There was great activity of the artillery ar-tillery on both sides between Vil-lers-Bretonneux and the Luce river and In the region between Lassigny and Noyon. A German raid north of Grivemer was without result. French detachments detach-ments penetrated the German lines in the vicinity of Corbeny, near Courcy, on the right bank of the Meuse and in Upper Alsace, bringing back prisoners. pris-oners. Ther was very heavy artillery artil-lery fighting at Fosses wood and Caurieres wood (Verdun front). . On the remainder of the front the night passed in quiet. |