Throughout the week the French have had more hard fighting
on the Chemin des Dames, north of the Mane. Almost every day the Crown Prince has renewed his efforts to drive the French off the ridge from which they menace the whole southern flank of the German armies in France. On Sunday last, and again on Tuesday and Wednesday, the French made several vigorous attacks, thus strengthening their hold on the eastern and narrower portion of the ridge, between Cerny and Hurtebise. In the Champagne hills the fighting has died down. To the north-west of Verdun, on Tuesday, the enemy in strong force attacked the positions recovered by the
French on July 17th, between Avocourt and Hill 304, but he was held up in the front trenches. Throughout this incessant fighting our French Allies stand firm as rocks. Nothing that the enemy can do will shake them now.
