FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1918, Page 2

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS

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FRENCH REPORT. LONDON October 15,

A French evening communique states : Last night and early this morning we have progressed at different points on our front.

Southward from the river Serre, (beyond Laou) we have-captured Riemes, Barton-eel, Monceau, Le Caast, and Candpre. Wo have progressed beyond the Aisne river. We bold Nizv. We have prisonered over eight hundred here,

FRENCH REACH BETHEL. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) "NEW YORK, Oct. 16. The French have reached the outskirts of Retbel on the Upper Aisne. A FRENCH SUCCESS. IN ARGONNE REGION. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 16. A French communique says on the Aisne we advanced in the region of Arsonvillc. We skirted the southern bank of the Serre as far as Pouilly stir Serre. which is in our bands. We progressed north-west of AVarchais prisonering four hundred. Further east we captured Laselve and Nizy le Commee, westward of Grandpre. We hold Vouzieres-Gra ndpre road. In this region we prisonered an additional four hundred.

AMERICAN REPORT

LONDON, Uct. 16,

An American communique states we continued attacks on both sides of the Meuse, stubbornly resisted by a reinforced enemy. Eastward of the Meuse, Franeo-Americans gained ground westward. The fighting violently increased. We gained substantially including Hill 299, which thrice changed hands. We broke the Kriemhild-Stellung lines at new points where hand to hand fighting occurred.