FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1918, Page 2

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

_ PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] FRENCH CAPTURES, (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 3. r lhe French have captured Challerange, and Poivre on the Rheinis sector. FRENCH SUCCESSES. ST. QUENTIN HELD. (Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 3. A French communique reports the enemy have been completely ejected from St. Quentin, the whole of, which we hre occupying, also the suburbs of Isle. Southwards we advanced towards I a neon rt and carried Moy despite a tenacious resistance by the onemv. hiorth 0 f 'the Vesle the advance continues and Roucky, Jujescourt, Confligueruse, Fillers Franqueux and* Caurtfy were captured. Our lines have reached the southern outskirts of Corniey and Loivre. Further south we skirt the western bank as far as Laneuvillette. We have captured Courey. We improved our position in Champagne south-west of Orfeuil, and gained a footing in the heights south of Monthois. f AUSTIt APIAN ife N.Z. CABI.E ASSOCIATION & REUTER.] (■Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, October 3. The French communique added— Our bombers dropped twenty-seves tons of projectiles and fired thousands of rounds into enemy concentrations and cosvovs. During the night over 27 tons were dropped on big stations at Honouyon, Conflans, Domgry, Bareourt, MaisonbluCj Lcchahlet, Mont Ceivnet, and Laon.