Over 19,000 Prisoners Captured by French.
"J * ICUVitli i«e High Commissioner reports : -ioudon, April 21, 12 oam ** French, official statement says: flocth of the Oise we harassed the J«wy and continued our progress 2J? Qhm{a dcs Dames and occuW* fche village of Sancyis. W eeveniQg violent artil- - n2 preParation 3l the Germans in the J^rf-Ailka Hurtebise launched onf X? ack ' which was broken ty w aitfliery and machine gun fire, repulsed. - fcrtLi Cllarapagno we carried * MorZ^?° rtaut P°sts iv Massif and «*£* I™1 no*wfo3taudiug bitter by the enemy. •C 8 IGfch We"il^c wptured ' ttKP • bM aud Auberive over J g%r Pmoners aud one lumdred eaem!!!& ArS°uue we penetrated the
Enemy Attack Repulsed in Champagne. The Bi^h Commissioner reports : Loudon, April 21, 3 20 p m Northwards of the Aisoe arfcillerying is more active in the regions of Natenil la Fossean ] Hurtebise. Yesterday we captured 100 prisoners on this part of the front. Eastward of Oraouue and northWards of Rbciraa the night' was marked by mutual violent artillerying. We progressed by grenade fighting, notably southwards of Juvincourfc and eastwards of Courcy. In the Champagne we repulsed, with heavy losses, aa enemy attack at i High Mont. Westward of Maisons de Champagne we penetrated' the Germau liGe3, bringing back 40 pri-
seiners,
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6856, 23 April 1917, Page 3
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209Over 19,000 Prisoners Captured by French. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6856, 23 April 1917, Page 3
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