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ON THE BAPAUME-CAMBRAI ROAD

BRITISH CAPTURE LAGNICOURT AND BEAIIETZ

DESPERATE RESISTANCE BY THE GERMANS

The High Commissioner reports?—"

. . . Lontfon, March 26, 10.5 p.m. ' A British official report states: "Thia morning we>captured the village of Lagnicourt, north of the BapanmeOambrai road. During the afternoon the enemy made determined counter-attacks, hut was driven off. A third attack ■was caught in, the open hy our artillery, and was not developed."

ENEMY'S FLANK IN PERIL

DEBPEEATE EFFORTS BY; THE GERMANS. By Toleffraph-ProBS iesooiaUoft-Oopyright '■■ (Reo. Match. 27, 10.20 p.m.) London, March 26. .. Mr. Philip Gibbg writes: "The enemy now has reached, the Hintfenburg line of defence, from Airas past Cam brai, St. Quentin, and Laon. The French are fighting heavily around St. Quentin, and are threatening to turn the enemy's fine. The Germans are fighting determinedly _ near . Beaumote-le-Cambrai, in an effort to prevent us from holding the high ground overlooking their main, defences. We took Beaumetz unopposed on Wednesday. The Germans retook it on Thursday, biit we drove thein out. They again attacked, unavailingly, on Friday. The German command called for volunteers for this operation, but it had no result.Therefore companies of specially-trained assaulting Ijroops were ordered to take Beaumetz. They tried and failed. We took Lagnicourt this morning. tfc was occupied by four companies of Ger-mans."-—Aus.-N.Z. Oable Assn.

GREAT BATTLES DEVELOPING

BIGGEST EVENT SINOE THE MAENE EXPECTED,

(Rec. Maroh 27, 9.85 p.m.) . ; ... London, Mareh 26. Great battles in France are developing, with immense possibilities. The French critics are exhilarated, deolarin g that the greatest event .since the Battle of the Mkrne may bo oxpected immediately.—United Service.

GERMANS ATTACKING ON THE FRENCH FRONT

VAUIOUB' ATTEMPTS .KEPULSED

London, March 26.

A French official communique states: "Our lire stopped a counter-attack'. We repulsed several freali enemy attacks at night on the Essicny-Benay front, between the Somme and the Oise, and serious loss was inflioted on the enemy. Wβ entirely maintained tho positions captured yestorday, and continued the advance south of the Oise, in spite of the state of the ground and the had weather. French air squadrons dropped a ton of bombs on. the factories at Thionville and Briey, aud also on- the railway stations of Conflans and Montmedy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr. The High Commissioner reports:— '■ . . ' London, March 36, 4.50 p.m. A French official report states:—-"South of the Oise we made important progress in tho Conchy Forest, in spite of the difficulties of the ground, and the lively resistance of tho enemy, .occupying Folembray and La FluoilleNorth of Soissons equal progress was mado in the region of Vregiiy."

THE GERMAN REPORT London, March , ' 26. Wireless, per 'Admiralty Press.—A , German official report states: "Wβ attacked the French who had advanced aoross the Somme-Crozet Canal, inflicting heavy losses. Three east of the Ailotte resulted in a check to thft French advance_ r.ort'li of the Aisr.e. An air squadron attacked Dunkirk and caused several fires. Tho communique claims that eleven Allied aeroplanes were brought down on Sunday."—A'us.-N.Z. Cable , Assn.-Router.

TWO VOICES PROM GERMANY THE MILITARIST'S 'AND THE DEMOCRAT'S ' (Rec. March 27, 9.85 p.m.) London, March 26. The German Minister for War, General Stchij gives as thq excuse for tho German retreat au insufficiency of guns. He claims that Germany does not lack ammunition, and is prepared to meet offensives iniperturbably. American intervention does not trouble Germany, beoauso an Amorioan Continental army would be impossible. Tlie "Vorwaorts" urges Herr von Bethmaun-Hollweg to offer peace to B.ussia, adding: "The outlook for the war lias suddenly changed. We no longer fight Tsarism and its allies, hut an alliance of the world's dcmoticrat-ioally-govorned peoples, who assert their will to tear down in Germany the last bulwark of reaction." —United Service.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3039, 28 March 1917, Page 5

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ON THE BAPAUME-CAMBRAI ROAD Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3039, 28 March 1917, Page 5

ON THE BAPAUME-CAMBRAI ROAD Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3039, 28 March 1917, Page 5

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