The French line has been in a state of violent
agitation through. out the week. North of Verdun, the enemy on Friday week made a determined attack on the positions lately retaken by the French to the north of the Cauriares Wood, east of the Meuse, and captured five hundred yards of trenches. The next day the Germans were expelled from most of the ground they had won, and last Sunday, when they attacked afresh, they failed to make any impression on the defenders. There has been sharp fighting on the coveted ridge north of the Aisne, where repeated German attacks on a small scale have been foiled. After a long interval of calm, the Argonne has once more become an active sector. The enemy on Monday delivered a regular assault on the French pos.= tions in the Forest of Apremont, but, despite a momentary sumo-a was thrown back " after a lively light." Tho French retaliate' on Wednesday with a raid near the Four do Paris. In the Argonne hills both sides hold such strong positions that neither can eo much.
