FRENCH PROGRESS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1917, Page 6

FRENCH PROGRESS

CONQUERED GROUND ORGANISED. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY, Received April 10, 12.5 a.m. London. April 15. A French official message slates-. We organised the conquered ground between St. Quentin and the Oise, and progressed south oi the Oise on tiie plateau | north of Lower Qnincy. Our artillery lias been most active against the Gcr- , man defences at St. Gobain, Upper Coucy forests. The eastern army of the enemy made a local attack in the direction of Tirnova, west of Monastir,, but it failed. Bands of eomitadjis, supported by Austrian troops, attempted an offensive west of Koritza, but were repulsed. British aeroplanes successfully attacked the aerodrome at Drama. VIGOROUS RESISTANCE. FURIOUS BOMBARDMENT. "■ Received .April 15, 5.5 p.m. London, April 14. A French communique say 3: South of ';t. Quentin fighting continues before the positions we conquered in the morning, the enemy vigorously resisting. Artillery furiously bombarded the German organisations between the Somme and the Oise, and there was an artillery •lucl in the region of the Aisne and Champagne. ASTRIDE HINDENBURG'S LINE. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S KEPORT, Received April 15. 5.5 p m London. April 13. Sir Douglas Haig reports that extended operations are proceeding northwards to-day and east and north of the V'imy ridge. We pressed the enemy back on our whole from north of the Scarpa river to southward of Loos, seized tlie villages of Baiiiaul, Willerval, Yinip-Petin, Vimy, Givenchy-en-Gohelle, and Ancras, aiid also gained a footing in tlie trenches north-east of Lens and southward of Arras on the Cambrai road. We captured Wancourt Tower and advanced astride of tlie Ilindenburg line to seven miles south-east of Arras, and also progressed on the high ground eastward of Levergiuer in Havincourt wood. Yesterday w» downed five hostile aeroplanes. Three of ours are missing. Since the 9th we made, prisoners' 1 of 15.000 (of whom 285 are officers), 106 gljns (of which eight are eiglit-inchers). and 158 field guns and howitzers, 84 trench mortars, and 250 machine guns, in addition to many guns demolished and buried. BRITISH GENERAL KILLED. IN BRILLIANT CAVALRY CHARGE. Received April 15, 5.25 p.m. London. April 14. The Daily Express states that Brig-adier-General Bulkeley-Johnson was killed in a, 'brilliant cavalry charge preSSii&g fig capture of -