BRITISH ADVANCE ON THE ANCRE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3015, 28 February 1917, Page 5

BRITISH ADVANCE ON THE ANCRE

ON ELEVEN-MILE FRONT t SEVERAL VILLAGES OCCUPIED By Tfllograph-Eress Association^-Copyright (Bee. February 27, 8.35 p.m.) London, February 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Our advance on tlie Auere has been maintained. It extends over eleven miles of front from.a point eastward of Guedecourfc to a point southward of Gommecourt, and to a depth of two miles. We occupy Butte-de-Warlehcourt, and the villages of Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Pys, and Miraumont. .We have reached the outskirts of Le Barque, Irles, and Puiseux-au-Mont. „ , . ~ , , ~ "We repulsed with loss an attack on a, British post southward of the success p u |jy the enemy's trenches in the neighbourhood of Arras| Monchy-au-Bois, and Leu's."— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Renter. ON THE FRENCH FRONT London, Februaiy 26. A French official communique states: "We raided the German line near Ville sur Tourbe and destroyed many dug-outs. An attempted coup-de.main by the enemy north-east of Soissons and also west of Avocourt failed. Our air squadrons were successfully active."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. GERMAN, REPORTS. London, February 26. Wireless per' Admiralty Press.—!A! German official report states: French attacks were unsuccessful southward of Cernay, in Alsace. The enemy yesterday lost eight aeroplanes. Wo brought down a French airship ablaze near Metz. Her cargo of bombs exploded when she touched the ground and her crew of fourteen were killed. Details of the construction of tne airship wore easily recognisable from the remnants."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeutor.