ON THE BATTLE FRONTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3024, 10 March 1917, Page 9

ON THE BATTLE FRONTS

HAIG'S ADVANCE ON THE ANCRJB '. - SLIGHT MOVE FORWARD \ FRENCH COUP IN CHAMPAGNE (Res. March 9, 10 p.m.) ; ■■ • • " London, March 8. . Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Wβ advanced slightly on both sides of. the ■ Ancro Valley, and entered the enemy's trenches near Biaches, and captured prisoners. The enemy raided our front line south-east of Chaulnes and southward of Arras. A few of our men are missing. There is active reciprocal artillery firing at various points on the whole front." —Aus.-N.Z. Cahle Assn.— Beuter. • ON THE FRENCH FRONT ' London, March S. ' A French official communique state s:—There were lively artillery actions and patrol encounters in the region of Moulin-sous-Touvent,, between the Oise and the Aisne. Detachments penetrated the German trenches northeast of Embermesnil, in Lorraine, and inflicted severe damage. An enemy attack near Seppois-le-Haut, in Southern Alsace, completely failed, leaving, prisoners in our hands. ■ Our reconnaissances inflicted losses on the enemy in the direction of Hilaenfurst.—Aus.- N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eouter. . , ' , . (Eec. March 9, 10 p.m.) / London, March 8. A French official communique states: "In the Champagne, after intense artillery preparation, we carried the greater part of a salient which the enemy occupied on February 2, between Butte du Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne. On .the left of the Meuse our artillery wrecked the German organisations between Hill 304 and' Avocourt Wood. In Alsace our batteries caught and dispersed a strong enemy detachment south of Ceriiay."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutei , „. , : _,.. GERMAN SURPRISE ATTEMPT A FIASCO. (Rcc. March"9, 10.20 p.m.) ■■■■•• 'PariSj March S. " A semi-official statement says that the Germans, '"in view of their defeat at Caurieres Wood, apparently discontinued their effort on the right bank ' of the Meuse, but our batteries dispersed troops which were' massing north of Malincourt, apparently with a, view to a surprise blow. There" are me_relj\ secondary actions on the rest of the front, biit the cannonading is so furious that it has been heard at Paris, as was the case at the Battle/ of the Marne'. Tho British on the Ancre are consolidating the conquered positions."— Eeuter. v ■ ...