STEADY PROGRESS IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3061, 24 April 1917, Page 7

STEADY PROGRESS IN THE WEST

NEW POSITIONS GAINED IN FRANCO-BRITISH OFFENSIVE TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT IN PROGRESS (By Telejraph-Press Association-Copyright). c n i n ■ , London, April 2' „«+£ a P°? t? S Ha,c: r T r & Last mrflt wo s <* ure <* the ground gained -eastward of Fampoux. Fighting continues in our favour westward Tnd porth-westward of Lous tfe again made progress, capturing prisoners and ■S£5 e " enM " ™ counter-attacks.»-Aus.-N;Z.Cable> Issn!HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Tho High Commissioner reports:— «w jt n London, April 22, 10.15 nm We made further progress cast of Havrincourt Wood „d mS +i southern portion. Wo also took tho village o Trescaul? There w" 1 '" throughout the day south-east ,& J^TuA'r VIOLENT ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT FRESH PROGRESS BY THE FRENCH. . 'A French communique slates: "There was ?' t (Rec. April 23, 6.30 p.m.) ■a v i a. ■ , , , London, April 22. • n A .. Frono . h ..<» ffic ' a ,l communique states: "Between tho Somrao and the O.se the artillery duel is most active South of St. Quentin and nor h of Urvillcrs the enemy violently bombarded Reims, particularly in the cathedral quarter. In the Champagne there has been a series of enemy re- • —'i o ™ B * ?* he \f ts of Moronvllers. violent attack against Heighmount was repulsed, after a sharp action, with sanguinary losses to the enemy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reutcr. e DESTROYER ATTACK ON CALAIS . German destroyers fired a hundred, shells into CskK Some civilians were killed and a dozen, were wounded.—Rcuter. THE GERMAN REPORT 'Admiralty, per Wireless Press.-A German official report' artillery northward of the Scarpe has increased to the most extreme vio! lenee A counter-attack repulsed an English advance on the north bank of the Scarpe. Engagements at Braye and the Hurtebiso Farm aW \u Reims-NeuchatelI Road, northward of Prosnes, and on the west'bank of ■ the Suippes, resulted in heavy enemy losses. We repulsed a French -irlvnnr* southward of Ripont."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. e GERMAN PEOPLE BEGINNING TO SEE IT. '.r. n- • , l ± , „ . , London, April 22. A German official statement confirming the enormous losses o'n the West front, and also declaring that the whole army was ready to die, produced a disastrous impression throughout Germany. The people regard this is in official admission of defeat and the impossibility of obtaining further vie tones.-—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.. "> ° LESSONS OF THE PAST FORTNIGHT . London, Amil 22. Lord Curzon. in a speech at Derby, said that tho past fortnight's operaJ w ? 3 ( . ,n Fran ce had shown the wonderful superiority of our artillery, which had fired four million projectiles. Geimany's military power was nevertheless not sufficiently broken to induco her to'accept any terms the Allies could regard as reasonable/ It was difficult to say what the internal condition of Germany was, but hen military power and arrogance could only, be broken m the field.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A'"--;-/' A STAGGERING BLOW TO THE GERMANS. London, April 22. Renter's correspondent at Headquarters estimates; that nine German divisions were placed out of action in the.recent British offensive, and that they lost 50 per cent, of their effectives. The correspondent' says that the only instance of .German chivalry iir the war hitherto, namely, that in connection with aviation,, has vanished. Tho distinguishing marks on German machines have been diminished with a view to deceiving tho Allies, and already soveral mistakes have occurred.—Router. FRENCH TRIBUTE TO THE RUSSIANS. .:'•■.■- Paris, April 22. A French semi-official _ report describes the First Russian Brigade's capMire of the powerfully-fortified village of Courcy, after a fierce struggle for two days against machine-guns installed in cellars. Seven hundred and fifty, prisoners were taken.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.