BRITISH ADVANCE ALONG TWO-MILE FRONT.
ARTILLERY SUPPORTS THE INFANTRY ATTACK. WELLINGTON, March 15. . The High Commissioner reports under date of London, March 15:— The success of tho British troops at Neuve Chapelle is confirmed as complete. They-advanced on a front of about two miles, carrying successively three lines of trenches and fortified works. Violent German counter-attacks were all repulsed with heavy losses. The British artillery very effectively prepared for the attack, and supported the vigorous action of the infantry.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 64, 16 March 1915, Page 5
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