GERMANS GAIN GROUND.
LONDON, April 5 (10.55 p.m.). ihe War Othce communique states: — xhe juferinaus since dawn have deiivormi lieavy attacks north and south or' Awraucourt, south-west of Albert and m the region of Moyennevillu. The jormans' outained a footh6ld in our ueiences at Berancourt and south-wesf vi i\.LU&vi, hu.t our counter-attack reofcoreu tho situation at Albert. Tho tiiieiuy heavily shelled our line in tlie xt'giou of Mesnil. and Beaumont Hamel. iu«re 'was some infantry lighting- near ...-.vraiiit, where; the enemy gained no advantage. We repulsed an attack on JAoyemievillo. I
v»e attacked south-east of Goinine. ;.ouu, capturing 120 men. The situauuii is quiet on the British front south ol the bomme. •
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9263, 8 April 1918, Page 6
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