WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

THE FRENCH FRONT. SJOVJiItAL JiXEMY ATTACKS. SUCCESSFULLY DEALT WITH. I I Aus. and X.Z. Cable Assoc and Router. ' Received March 3, 5.5 p.m. ( London, March 2. i A French communique report:: that two. I enemy columns which attacked last night | oast of Chavignon, were thrown luck i with heavy losses aftir violent hand to i hand lighting. Another attempt, east of Corbeny, was equally unsuccessful. There has been lively mutual artilleryinj; between Miethc and the Aisne, ana the sector at Ulieims, where a civil hospital was set afire and systematically bombarded during the fire. The enemy bombarded our first lino in the. Champagne during the night, notably in the mountainous region of Suippc, and in the direction of the Butte de Mcsnil, went whereof the enemy attack was driven back, except \t one point. Simultanev ously a powerful enemy raid, east of Suippc was completely defeated. There is considerable artillerying at Woevrc. . One of our crews carried out a photographic reconnaissance as far as Marineburg, eighty kilometres behind the lines. Received March 3, 5.20 p.m. x London, March 2. A French communique reports: Intense artillery fighting occurred at many points from the Chemin des Dames to the Mouse, the enemy being aggressivoly active, notably north-west and south-cast of Rlieims, where lie attempted to debouch against the Balient at Neufchatel, but a counter-attack drove out the elements which had succeeded in getting a footing'ln our advance posts. Simultaneously he. fruitlessly attacked La Pompelle, and then violently re-attacked, making .renewed efforts to reach the fort ■< of La PpmpeJle. Isolated elements succeeded in gaining a footing in the northern portion of a small work west of the fort. An element also abortively attacked east and south of LaWtonnerie, in the Champagne. The Germans attacked in the direction of Montr Cornillet on a front of eight mindred metres, but only found four trenches which 1 had previously been evacuated under instructions. The enemy wi\s immediately driven out by a coun-'.er-attack, and our positions were entirely re-established. Our fire broke another frontal attack, cast of the Teton, in which we inflicted serious losses. A violent bombardment is proceeding south west of the Uutte du Mcsnil. Enemy raid* in Lorraine and the Vosges were reputed.