CHAULNES OCCUPIED BY THE FRENCH.
MANGIN'S TROOPS ACROSS THE AILETTE.
(Received 10.25 a.m.) •
LONDON, August 28. The French lave occupied Cnaulnee, an important railway junction nine miles south-west of Peronne. .General Mangin's troops 'have crossed the Ailctte.—(A. and XZ.)
FRENCH ADVANCE REACHES DEPTH OF 4 MILES
ENEMY LINE BREAKS UP SWIFTLY UNDER ATTACK.
({Received 12.10 p.m.}
LONDON, August 28. Heuter's French 'hea.dquarters correspondent reported last evening: Fresh Hews of the new advance is coming in every minute. Roye is completely in our lands, also Carrepuits, north-east of the town, and Gruny, to the southward. We lioW. Koiglise ajid Verpillieres, two and a-half and three miles south-east. To-day's advance at certain points reached a depth of four miles. A feature Of this near retreat was the swiftness with which the German, line broke up lolloping our counter-attack at St. Mard-les-Triots, on the outskirts of Rove, pn both, sides of-which, when, our troops got the order to advance, they found the gnemyietreating, and the offensive changed into pursuit.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)_
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 206, 29 August 1918, Page 5
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