The Western Front

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 238, 17 March 1915, Page 5

The Western Front

SLIGHT BRITISH REPULSE

BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESSES. ADVANCING AT ALL POINTS. deceived March 10, 10.5 p.m. r Paris, March 1(1. ■lh'licial.—The French infantry, by ; brilliant attack, captured three lines o trenches on a spur at Notre Dame d •Lorette, and reached the edge of thi plateau. They took a hundred prison ers and blew up air taninunition store They also blew up several Gennai trenches at Ecuric and Pioclincourt. Serious fighting ,occurred at Albert north-west of Nouvron woods, north-eas; of Souain, and nort'j-rast uf Perthes Numerous counter-attacks were remi'; ed. '

In the Argonnc, at Bois lo I'reirc, oui infantry captured the western part o; Yanquois, making numerous prisoners.

i BOMBARDMENT OF LILLE. WILL THE ENEMY JiELEASE IIIS HOLD? .Bcteivci March 17. 12.15 a.m. Paris, March ](i. . The Allies' bombardment in the neighbourhood of Lille compelled pnrt of the Ocnnan headquarters stall' to retire to Tourimi. It is believed that the Germans will shortly be forced to evacuate Lille. This would be a severe loss, because it is the junction of manv railway lines commanding Belgium.

BELGIANS PROGRESS NEAR YI'RES. AMERICAN AIRMEN IN FRENCH ARMY. Paris, March 15. A communique .states that the Belgiails continue to advance at the bend of the Vser, also south of Dixmude. The enemy violently attacked and slightly pushed hack the British at St -JCloi (a httlc south of Ypres). The British eounter-attaeked to regain a part of the lost ground. The fighting continues The situation in the Neuve Chapelle region is unchanged. We repulsed a violent attempt to retake jthe trenches botweon J'uiir de Paris and Bolante. Two hundred Germans in the midst of an engagement at Unzelbrouck offered' to surrender, hut German machine-guns behind shot' t'lein all down. London, March 15 Some newspapers consider that the Zeppelin referred to in t-lio cables yesterday is t'ic one that was reported on March 8 to have been destroyed by airmen at Bethune. Paris reports that Glen Curtis and three other American airmen have enlisted in the French army. MORE ABOUT NEUVE CHAPELLE. f ENORMOUS CASUALTIES. BELGIAN SUCCESS AT DIXMUDE. Received March 10_ 11.15 p.m. London, March 10. The Daily Mail correspdonent cables that the liritish attack on Neuve Chapel'e proved that the troops had not lost their dash during the winter, and exceeded their commanders' highest hopes The district is dotted with miners' little houses and occasional slat; heaps. The Hermans had converted the houses into strongholds bristling with machine guns. The Germans left live thousand dead. It is estimated that altogether their dead totalled five thousand, and at least l,'i,0l!!l were wounded. I'og is hampering further operations. Paris_ March 10. Belgians captured a windmill at Dixmude. which the Germans had transformed into a fortress by means of reinforced concrete. The Belgians mined, blowing the mill to pieces, including :j;) machine guns. COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN T BELGIUM. Received March 18, 5.25 p.m. London, March Hi, Flout Borliti it is officially rcpnrtoil that the governor-General of Belgium lias intiod need compulsory schooling.