WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 March 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

FRENCH ADVANCE.

LONDON, March 3

A French communique says: East of the Meuse we conducted an extensive coup-de-main penetrating to the fourth enemy line on a front of 1200 metres reaching a depth of 600 metres at certain points. "While the was grassing, an enemy counter-attack on the left flank was repulsed after sharp fighting with important enemy losses. Our losses were extremely light. An enemy coup-de-main north-west of Bezonvaux bfoke Another attempt east of Largitzen was stopped, SUCCESSFUL AUSTRALIAN RAIDS ■'feecefved J ' " X ‘ ‘ J - *•' *- *** ’ .1 ’"7, LONDON, JJarch 6.j The High Commissioner cables: l Sir p. Haig reports that at Warrietoh the Australians made successful raids last night, taking a number of prisoner’s arid two machine-guns.