WESTERN ALLIES.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1918, Page 3

WESTERN ALLIES.

[riiß PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT. I OFFICIAL NEWS. - WELLINGTON, This Day. The High Commissioner reports from London, September 23rd., at 1.30. p.m. French official report—Wo havo captured the fort and village of Yendenil reaching tho Oise at that point. BRITISH OPERATIONS. if AUSTRALIAN & N. 7.. OABI.E ASSOCIATION] f ft REUTER.] (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 23. General Haig reports successful minor loporation.s on Sunday at several points. English troops captured a strong point in tho neighbourhood of Rousseybourg road. A counter attack was repulsed with heavy enemy losses. We also progressed in the 'direction of Lomboise farm and captured a group of strongly held trenches and strong points at Snlur, northwest of Venduillo. The English eastwards of Gavfelle progressed three-quarters of a mile on a milo front. Tho enemy under a heavy barrage, penetrated our line at Borthancourt at ono point. Our counter attack reestablished the positions.

FRENCH OPERATIONS. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. A French communique says in the region of Somes St. Qi)*ntin, no eontinned to advance last night. W e.penetrated the woods north of La Fontaine and carried the fort and village of Yc-nde vil and pushed on to Oise. Our reconnaissances took prisoners north of tho Aisne, in Champagne, towards Butte du Mesnil. IVc repulsed enemy raids north of the Veslo in the Vosges.