SUCCESSES AGAINST GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15218, 4 March 1915, Page 7

SUCCESSES AGAINST GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS.

BHEDTS AGAIN BOMBARDED.

■ REPORT EROM SIR JOHN FRENCH FALKLAND AND NORTH SEA BATTLES. BRITISH ADMIRALS' DESPATCHES (213 th DAY OF THE WAR.)

THE WESTERN THEATRE.

MORE PROGRESS BT THE ALLIES

PARI6, March 2. An official statement says:— "Despite storm conditions, progress continues between Perthes and Beaneejoar, where tho enemy suffered ex-

troraely heavy losses. On Sunday night

we captured trenches and pained three ' hundred metres at La Chapolottc in the Yosges."

The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, March 2 (5.30 p.m.). 'Paris Toports that Rhe-ims was again bombarded, iifiy shelle boing fired. At Perthes and Beausejour tho Allies progressed, de--5 -spit* a storm. The Allies aro holding a summit parallel to their firing iine. The German Guards sustained extremely heavy losses in . resisting counter-attacks on Sunday and Monday. In tho region of Vaulois tho Allies progressed, and are maintaining the ground conquered, in spito of two counter-attacks. Some prisoners were taken. ,'ln tho Yosges more trenches - *ere captured and threo hundred mc- : • Ires' of ground gained. . LONDON, March 3 (2.5 a.m.). Paris reports, from the «-ea to the , Aisne frequent artillery engagements, * " to the Allies' advantage. Alons all the "'," front of tho sector of Rhoims, particularly at a farmliouso near Fort .■-,_P6nn>elle. the enemy this morning, "c'aiade attacks, which wore easily, re- ,« pulsed. Between Soua in and Be&usejourthe Allies made progress. I \ ''(Received March 3rd, 8 p.m.) i ■-' ' PARIS. March 3. LAn official Statement says :—"There ,-' 'late been sharp artillery actions, re- , 'ttiltinjc to our advantage on the Aisne. i in tho region of Rheims were >,< ttjralsed. Wo are progressing between Xoovain and Boaiwejour. German j' , winter-attacks at Vanquois were repatsod. "We captured a hundred Ger- - «ang. 'A night attack at Pout-a-Mous- , m failed." * \