THE PURSUIT OF THE GERMANS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3033, 21 March 1917, Page 5

THE PURSUIT OF THE GERMANS

| /BRITISH RELEASE 40 MORE VILLAGES GOOD WORK OF THE CAVALRY ' By Tdegr»pU--Preßi 'Aesociatidn-Ooprrieht , , ■ ■■.'• V • (Reo. Maroh 20, 10.45, p.m.) v : London, March 19. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The pursuit of the Germans continues. Our cavalry advanced guards are driving back the enemy's rear-guards. The f round gained varies in depth from two to eight miles. Forty more villages ave been taken. Our trenches were raided'in the neighbourhoods of Loos and Ypres. i A few of the British are missing. '' . : . "Our. aeroplanes, 00-operating with the infantry, have done much valuable work."—Aus.-N.Z. 'Cable ABsn.-Reuter. • HARD ON THE HEELS OF THE HUNS • HAYE WE FORESTALLED THEIB PLANS? > _ London, March' 19. • Router's correspondent at Headquarters, writing on Monday, states:— "We continue to press the retreating enemy hard. . Whatever, the Germans'tactical soheme is, it is certain that wo have forestalled him, and are hustling him to a degree he did not anticipate. ; Our patrols have crossed the ArrasBapaume road and railway at many points, and although wo cannot yet claim to dominate these important Toads, the Germans are certainly off thorn; in other words, the great salient has practically gone."—Rauter. ''■.'( ■' ; . ' .—" '—' .. ' ' .V STARTLING RAPIDITY OF THE ADVANCE '• '.'.••'■ ...-■; London, March 19. The "Morning"Post's" correspondent writes:—"Nowhere in the reconquered territory have the British encountered effective opposition or serious delay. The new British front swung round with almost startling speed, and was still advancing on Sunday night beyond villages which tho day before were well ahead of the battle front. The British cavalry went through tho breach at Achiet-10-Grand on Saturday, and Bivouacked at nightfall miles be- , yond the limit of tho British bombardment in theSomme battle. The Germans at Bapaume maintained a. semblance of resistance, until the infantry charged up-the slopes outside of the town.'- The defenders soampered away, and at the same time the German cavalry hovered in tho fields beyond Bapaume to cover thoir escape."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

RUIN AND DESTRUCTION IN THE WAKE OF THE GERMANS ' , (Rep. March 20, 8.15 p.m.) ■ "'.. - i ~ tendon, March 19. Heater's correspondent at French' Headquarters states:—"The enemy_ jb falling back more Tapidly before the French than he. is before the British. / All the roads behind their front are closeTy packed day and night with transport columns and guns, while everywhere on the horizon Emoke-clouds. foil of the preparation for a further retreSt. The destruction of property is proceeding" systematically. As an example: 'At the village of Candour they burned farms and wagons, destroyed the machinery arid" everything useful, aria carried off hoys approaching militaTv age, besides the mayor and the deputy-mayor. TKey not only seized aTftKe people's produce, but the American relief supplies, forcing everybody to work -in return For three-quarters of a pound of bread per day."—Renter. :.• ; HAIG'S MESSAGE TO AUSTRALIA COLONIALS FIRST INTO BAPATJME. London, March 19. ' Mr. W. H'. Long (Colonial Secretary), speaking at the # Junior Constitutional Club, said that the Australians were the-first soldiers to enter Ba-' paume.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Absh. , (Rec. March 20, 10.45 p.m.) , Melbouma, March 20. .'. The Colonial Secretary (Mr/Lone) has cabled the Minister, of Defence Sir Douglaß Haig's congratulations on the First Anzao Corps' capture of Bapaume. The casualties were very slight, but he hopes that a, steady flow of reinforcements will be maintained.—-Press Association, GREAT GERMAN SALIENT DISAPPEARS (Reo. March 20, 11.35 p.m.)'" London, March 19. Reutor's correspondent on the British • front says: "The most striking illustration of the rapidity of our advance during the past two days is the fact that our patrols have got astride the railway aiid _ the road between Arras and Bapaume at various places without encountering resistance. The great LeTiansloy-Hebuterne-Arras salient has. disappeared. The railway and road are inuch damaged, hut communication can quickly be restored. ,TV«i are now practically holding the line General Joffre chose in the attempted unßUocessful.-stand by the French during the great retreat from Mons. The latest news shows that the. Arras-Peronne front is swinging round to-day like the alteration of the clock's hands from 5 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. The Germans have fallen back behind Heudecourt nearly ten miles. South-east of Arras we are.only two miles from the main road to Catnbrai."—Reuter.' ONE HUNDRED BOROUGHS AND VILLAGES THREE DAYS' CAPTURES BY THE FRENCH' The High Commissioner reports:— London, March 19, 4.5 a.m. "A French official report istates:—"Our troops continue progress eastwards tif Tfesle, having reached the Ham-Nesle railway. . Northward of Noyon they have occupied Guiscard, and are patrolling the Bt. Quentin road. In the last three days "we.tare.captured about a hundred boroughn and villages.'-'