HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE FRENCH FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3043, 2 April 1917, Page 5

HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE FRENCH FRONT

IMPORTANT POINTS BRILLIANTLY CARRIED The Sigh Commissioner reports:— > London) Harch 31, 3.30 p.m. A French, official dispatch states: "Southwards of Ailette, n-© success- [ fully attacked at several points on the Nouvillo-sur-Margival-Vregny front, I making important progress eastwards of that line, and brilliantly capturing i, several points of vantage, despite energetic resistance by the enemy. In the ! Champagne region the Germans multiplied their attempts to recapture the positions taken yesterday. "Westwards 0 f JJaisons-de-Champagne five. successive night counter-attacks were broken by our machine-guns and artillery, with heavy losses to the enemy." ' • A MOVE ON THE BELGIAN FRONT ENEMY. SEVERELY. HANDLED. ■ ' (Rcc. 'April 1, 5.5 p.jn.) ' London, March 31. A Belgian wireless official report states: "A Belgian detachments penetrated the enemy's first lino on the Steenstraat ridge, and in a lively inflicted severe, losses on the enemy, and took some prisoners."—Aus.-ivZ. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ■ GERMANS ADMIT THE RUYAULCOURT REVERSE ' London, March 30. ■Wireless,'per'Admiralty Press.—A German official, message states: "Four Canadian: attaoks eastward of Neuville-Sfc. Vaasf) were repulsed;. Our rearguards withdrew before strong English forces from both sides of the PsronneFins high road (the Peronne-Cambrai road) to the line of _ RuyauleourtSorel). We repulsed French attacks north-west of Soissons, inflicting losses."