FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1918, Page 2

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

[ter PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] FOUR MILE ADVANCE. THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS LONDON, Aug. 20. I*ranch official:—Southward of the Avre wo captured Beuvraignes, after desperate fighting, east of the Oise. Me attacked the German front for a of 20 ki, oroetrps in the region of Griily on the Aisne, realising along the whole front an average advance ot lour kilometres. Several thousand prisoners were taken. ,

FRENCH REPORT. LONDON, Aug, 20. A french communique issued at ' -0!. states there has been a reciprocal bombardment in the region of Lassignv and Dreslincourt Between the Oise and Aisne. We occupied last evening the village of. Vasens, northwestward of Morsian. The eneniv made an abortive raid westward of Masiono do Champagne. FRENCH SUCCESS. 10,000 PRISONERS TAKEN. BETWEEN OISE AND AISNE. (AUSTRALIAN N.Z. CAERE ASSOCIATION & HEUTER.] (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 21. A French communique states south of the Avre, after a bitter struggle, wo captured Beauvraignes. In the course of yesterday’s advance between the Mntz and the Oise we prisonerecl 500. East- of the Oiso wo atttacked in the morning on a. front of 15 miles from Bailly to the Aisne. On the left we reached the southern borders of the forest of Einschamps and the outskirts of Carlepont and Caisnes. In the centre wp captured Lebary and Blerancordelle, and gained a footing on the plateau north of Vassens. On the right we captured the ages of Vezaponin, Tarties and Louicy on Almont Asley and Courdl. Me made an average advance of 2J miles, and on the whole front we prisonered over 8.000. Altogether over 10,000 prisoners were taken since 19th August, between the Oise and Aisne alone.

FRENCH NEAR N’OYON. (Received Tins Dav at 9 50 a.m.*i NEW YORK, Aug. 21. The French have reached Sempigny. It is on the outskirts of Noyon. official nf.avs. n WELLINGTON, This Day. The High Commissioner reports from Loudon on August 20th at 12 a.m.: French official.—Southward of the Avre we re-captured Beauvraignes after desperate fighting. East of the Oise we attacked the German front for a distance of lo miles in the region of Grilly, on the Aisne, realising along the whole front an averaging advance of 2} miles. Several thousand' prisoners were taken. *