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<ref name="n6"> Proust would have read, as early as the evening of 14 October 1914, the official communiqué published by Le Temps of 15 October: "the Germans announce that they are proceeding with a Verdun offensive" (Dernières nouvelles : la guerre", p.4, column 1) (Latest News: The War). The communiqué categorically denies this information, but the explanations given attest, on the contrary, that there had indeed been two attempts by the Germans in the region of Woëvre and Saint-Mihiel to close in on Verdun.  The following day, on the front page, under the headline "La guerre: la situation militaire" (The War: The Military Situation), Le Temps counters as false the declaration of the German general staff: "Far from besieging the town of Verdun, as they claim, they are held back at distance by our troops" (Le Temps, 16 October 1914, p. 1, column 3). Even if these attempts had failed and the French army had held its "excellent" positions, the German plan of besieging Verdun was not devoid of reality, and what had been a failure a few days earlier was to succeed in the days to come. [FL] </ref>
<ref name="n6"> Proust would have read, as early as the evening of 14 October 1914, the official communiqué published by Le Temps of 15 October: "the Germans announce that they are proceeding with a Verdun offensive" (Dernières nouvelles : la guerre," p.4, column 1) (Latest News: The War). The communiqué categorically denies this information, but the explanations given attest, on the contrary, that there had indeed been two attempts by the Germans in the region of Woëvre and Saint-Mihiel to close in on Verdun.  The following day, on the front page, under the headline "La guerre: la situation militaire" (The War: The Military Situation), Le Temps counters as false the declaration of the German general staff: "Far from besieging the town of Verdun, as they claim, they are held back at distance by our troops" (Le Temps, 16 October 1914, p. 1, column 3). Even if these attempts had failed and the French army had held its "excellent" positions, the German plan of besieging Verdun was not devoid of reality, and what had been a failure a few days earlier was to succeed in the days to come. [FL] </ref>

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<ref name="n6"> Proust a pu lire, dès le 14 octobre 1914 dans la soirée, le Communiqué officiel publié par Le Temps du 15 octobre : « les Allemands annoncent qu'ils procèdent à l'investissement de Verdun » (« Dernières nouvelles : la guerre », p. 4, colonne 1). Le communiqué dément catégoriquement cette information, mais les explications fournies attestent, a contrario, qu'il y a bien eu deux tentatives allemandes dans la région de la Woëvre et de Saint-Mihiel pour s'approcher de Verdun. Le lendemain, en première page, à la rubrique « La guerre : la situation militaire », Le Temps revient sur cette proclamation mensongère de l'état-major allemand : « Loin d'investir la place de Verdun, comme ils le prétendent, ils en sont tenus à distance par nos troupes » (Le Temps, 16 octobre 1914, p. 1, colonne 3). Même si ces tentatives ont échoué et que l'armée française a maintenu ses « excellentes » positions, le projet allemand d'investir Verdun n'est donc pas dénué de réalité, et ce qui a échoué quelques jours auparavant peut réussir dans les jours suivants. [FL] </ref>

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  1. Proust would have read, as early as the evening of 14 October 1914, the official communiqué published by Le Temps of 15 October: "the Germans announce that they are proceeding with a Verdun offensive" (Dernières nouvelles : la guerre," p.4, column 1) (Latest News: The War). The communiqué categorically denies this information, but the explanations given attest, on the contrary, that there had indeed been two attempts by the Germans in the region of Woëvre and Saint-Mihiel to close in on Verdun. The following day, on the front page, under the headline "La guerre: la situation militaire" (The War: The Military Situation), Le Temps counters as false the declaration of the German general staff: "Far from besieging the town of Verdun, as they claim, they are held back at distance by our troops" (Le Temps, 16 October 1914, p. 1, column 3). Even if these attempts had failed and the French army had held its "excellent" positions, the German plan of besieging Verdun was not devoid of reality, and what had been a failure a few days earlier was to succeed in the days to come. [FL]