The Germans, French reports said, were seeking to retaliate, for recent deep incursions into Gerrifán territory by French scouting forces. The Germans, the reports alleged, attempted to wound French soldiers with grent ades and haul them back to the German lines.
The French High Command said the Germans were met with heavy machine-gun fire and grenades, and were "forced to retreat in disorder." The Germans were "widely scattered" by the French resistance, the High Command communique stated.—United Press,
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