WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

IMPORTANT FRENCH SUCCESSES. ENEMY ORGANISATIONS WRECKED Received March 10, 12.50 a.m. London, March 9. A French communique states: In the Champagne, after intense artillery preparation, we carried the greater part of the salient, which the enemy occupied on February 15, between the Butte du Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne, on the left of the Meuse. Artillerying wrecked German organisations between Hill 304 and Avocourt Wood, Alsaee. Our batteries caught and dispersed a strong enemy detachment south of Cernay. ENEMY TROOPS DISPERSED. FURIOUS CANNONADING, ' HEARD AT FARES.' Received March 9, 8.40 p.m. Paris, March 8. Semi-official: The Germane, in view of their defeat at Couriers Wood, have apparently discontinued their effort on the right of the Meuse, but our batteries dispersed troops massing north of Malincourt, apparently with a view Jto a surprise blow. There are merely secondary actions on the rest of the front, but the cannonade is so furious that it was heard in Paris, as was the battle of the Marne. The British at Ancre are consolidating the conquered positions.

, SLIGHT BRITISH ADVANCE. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ANCRE. ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED. Aust and N.Z. Cable Assn and Reuter. Received March 3, -9.10 p.m. London, March 9. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We advanced slightly on botli sides of the Anere valley, and entered the enemy trenches near Biaches, and captured some prisoners, lflie enemy raided our front line south-cast of Chaulncs, southward of Arras, and a lew British are missing. There has been active reciprocal artillerying at various points along the whole front.' FRENCH PENETRATE TRENCHES. SEVERE DAMAGE INFLICTED. Aust and N. 55. Cable Assn and Reuter. Received March 0, 5.5 p.m. London, March 8. A French communique reports: There has been lively artillerying and patrol encounters in the region of Monlin-sous-tous Vents, between the Oise and the Aisne, and detachments penetrated the German trenches, north-east of Embermenil, in Lorraine, and indicted severe damage. An enemy attack near Scp-pois-le-Haut, in Alsace, completely failed, leaving prisoners. Our reconnaissances inflicted losses on the enemy in the,direction of Hilsenfirst. FRENCH ACTIVITY. London, March 8. A French communique states that on the Verdun front our batteries caught enemy detachments on the northern outskirts of Malincourt Wood, and that' German organisations in Eparges Wood were effectively bombarded. There is lively artillerying on the Maisons de Champagne and Embernil sectors.

RUSSIA. THE PERSIAN CAMPAIGN. TURKS STILL 'PURSUED. Aust and N.Z. Cable Asn and Reuter. Received March 0, 5.5 p.m. London, March 8. A Russian communique states: While pursuing the Turks from Hamadan we occupied Kengaver on March 4. Military operations continue to develop in the direction of Sibjar and Douletabad.