WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 April 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

ALLIES ADVANCE. STEADY PROGRESS. Received April 20, 6.31) p.m. London, April 10. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We have improved our position slightly southward of Mouchy-le-Preux and further progressed eastward of Tampons and in tho trenches south-east of Loos. Tha guns captured total 228. A French communique states that between tha Somine and the Oiso there has been lively artillorying. The enemy north of the Aisne, under vigorous pressnrq, continued to retr :;it toward.} Cliemiinlnnies. We occupied the villages of Ai/.y, Jony, and Lafl'aux, and captured Fort Condo. We maintain close contact with the enemy, and captured, after a sharp action, a. strong point north of Hulcbiso, taking 500 prisoners and two guns. Wo greatly progressed west of Bcrmerlconrt. I There was a most violent artillery duel in Champagne, and Morenvillers massif. We extended our positions north of Monthaut, and repulsed two counterattacks, and brilliantly carried a strongly fortified trench system on a front of two kilometres, connecting the Auberivo woods. At Moronvillers we drove hack !<he enemy towards the southern outskirts of Vaudesincourt. Tlie artillery was active left of tho Meuse in the direction of Mort Homme. A wireless German official message states:—Several French attwsks along the Aisne and Arne Canal, the strongest being against Brimout, failed. Our counter-attack in the Champagne compensates for the enemy gain north-west of Auberivo, FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESS. DESPITE ABOMINABLE WEATHER. Times Service. Received April 21, 12.38 a.m. London, April 20. A correspondent at French headquarters says: Despite the most abominable weather—rain, sleet and snow, churning the shell-ploughed soil into morasses, and making air work impossible, and greatly hampering tho infantry—we considerably advanced in half a dozen different sectors at St.' Quentin and Champagne, repelling counter-attacks so effectively that we either killed or made prisoners in several attacks of every man. Meanwhile a terrible bombardment continues incessantly, on a hundred miles front. AFTER VIMY. - HINDENBURG IN A HURRY. Eoceivcd April 21, 12.35 a.m. Amsterdam, April 20. After the.capture of Vimy ridge, Hit« denburg rushed in a special train to the West front, to endeavor to re-estab-lish the line, the Kaiser following. IN CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY. SUCCESSFUL -FRENCH ATTACK. London,, April W. I A French communique says: —There was lively artillery activity at night in the sectors of Sapigneul, Le Godat, and La 'Pompelle. .We continuped our successes on the Moronvillers massif. Tn Champagne our attacks everywhere were successful. We captured " High Mount and several heights, including' Hill 227. On the outskirts south of Moronvillers we caiptured two more German batteries. Twelve new German divisions Lave been identified on the Soissons-Auberlve front. —= ) SUPREMACY GAINED. RESULTS COMPARED. London, April 19. Sir, Conan Doyle, in an article ),_ the DaiJy Chronicle, in support of tho contention that the" British- soldiers have completely gained the supremacy over the Germans-, shows that while tlermany hold 34i.000 British prisoner?, Britain holds 70,000 Germans. The British guns CHptured by the Germans do not exceed 70, while the British have captured over 400 of theirs. THE FRENCH ADVANCE. GERMANY EXPLAINS. London, April 19. A wireless German official reports says:—French army orders found indicate the-far-reaching objects of their attack on April 10, which failed. The French only approximately attained their tactical aims, to say nothing of their strategic, objects. The French attacks on the nights of the 17th and 18th, near Brave, succeeded. Repeated attacks on the elevated front of the Chemin-des-Dames. with special violence near Craonne, failed with heavy losses. I Near La Ville-aux-Bois the forest position liasi become unsuitable and we have [established a rearward •fortified line. I New fighting has developed in the Champagne and north-west of Auberive. It was intense this morning owing to the introduction of further forces. ji