WESTERN.
IEMY FALLS BACK NORTH OF THE AISNE.
French Troops Progress at Many Points.
The Hig-i Coratrisssoner reports : LoDdon, April 20, 1 35 a ra
A French official statement says : Korth off. the Aisne the enemy under our energetic pressure and continued.- fire fell back towards Cbemiaedesdamcs. yfe occupied the village of Aisnyaejbuy and Laftiux, keeping in close contact with the enemy. - J?orfe Coudc has fallen into our
bands. In the region of Haufcebise, after liyely combat, we captured a point of suppott northward, taking 500 prisoaers and capturing two gun?, making a total of 105 guos captured. ' °Vesfc of Bergericourt we made con siderable progress between Massif aud Bloronvillers, We extended our positions northwards of Mont ELaut, repulsing two German countei-attacks iv tln3' re<rion, and also at Mount Cotenilla, ■ north-west of Auberive we brilliantly carried" oq a front of two kilometres, a system of trenches strongly organised, repelling the enemy to the southern outskirts o£ Vandesincourt.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6856, 23 April 1917, Page 3
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