NEW BRITISH FRONT.
WHOLE ATTACKING LINE ON THE SOMME. UTILITY OF. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES. Received March 0, 12.45 a.m. ■f London, March 5. 7he British front was known to have recently been extended south of the Sornme. A French communique on February S still mentioned Deniecourt, north of A'blaincourt. Field Marshal Sir Douglas ITaig first mentioned Ablaincourt on Thursday. It was then his southernmost point, and had hitherto not been rrentioned in British communiques. The British line now covers the whole of the attacking front of the Sonune offensive. The - Anglo-French junction, when the offensive opened, was near Maricourt. The DaJJv Express correspondent at headquarters says that the South African native labor battalions have proved a great success in France. Some thousands of Zulus, Kaffirs and Basutos are behind the lines. They show great zeal, smartness, and exemplary discipline, and include the nephew of Cetewayo, and a son of Dinizulu.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1917, Page 5
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150NEW BRITISH FRONT. Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1917, Page 5
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