LATEST SUCCESSES ON THE BRITISH FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3043, 2 April 1917, Page 5

LATEST SUCCESSES ON THE BRITISH FRONT

IN CONTACT WITH THE NEW GERMAN LINE SEVERAL VILLAGES CAPTURED • By 'Aesoolation-OepjTicht ■ ■ ■ i .London, Mirch 30. . The British have captured Ruyauloourt. The infantry is in contact with Jthenew German line from the Aisne to tie St. Quentin region.—Aus.-N.Z, .-''fdalib.-Assh.: SIB DOUGLAS HUG'S REPORT. (Rec. 'April 1, 5.6 p.m.) : • London, March 30. Sir Douglas Hate reports: "Wo havo oocupied the villages of Ruyaulixrart,. SorrS-le-Grand, and Fins, and gained ground after sharp fighting, in ' ; |he of Hoiidiooiirt. We drove off an-attaok south_of Neuville-(Bonr-JonvaJ, inflicting loss, and raided: the enemy two'points east of ' INeu'ville-St. Vaast.' Our heavy artillery obtained several- hits on German \rains eastward of Vermelles." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Rcuter. • (Rec. April 1, 11 p.m.) London, March 31. - Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We have captured .Heqd«jflurt aid pro.&essed considerably eastwards of the villages. We have also taken possession of Marteville-Vermans and. Soyecourt. Our artillery, forced the'enemy' to retire, from St. •Emfllie, which we ocoiipied.. We captured the villaaea-of' IJeancourt; Hervilly, and HesE'ecourt, and captured posts in the neighbour- ■ hoods,., after Iglling or capturing the whole of the garrison T We successfully raided north-east of Nenville, St. Vaasfc and Loog. and northwards.of (Ypres, dGstrojiee dug-outs and taking some prisoners, Wo repulsed a hostile raid in the neighbourhood of Neuville St. .Vaast."—rAus.-N.Z. Cablo JAssn.-Reuter. , '. SEVEN-MILE FRONT ADVANCED A MILE . SEVERAL' PLAGES OCCUPIED. ■ The High Commissioner report's:— ■■■ London, Maroh 31; 8.10 p-m* • "The British hare oocupied Heudioourt aid St. Emilia, dompletuig % (further advance of about a mile, over a seven-mile front. Vermand, Marte,(Telle, and Soyeoourfc have also, been taken? l . \ ' A LIE EXPOSED (Rec. April 1, 5.5 p.m.) ; London, March 30. ' Sir. Philip Gibbs, writing from British Headquarters, says that when the Eaiser was recently opposite the British front he ordered that villages like IRoisol and Lagnicourt were not to be abandoned without fighting. Hence,'; probably, tho fake statement in the German communique that "one thousand' . {British dead were counted at Lagnicourt." In reality our casualties' there were few. and not a single corpse was left on_ the ground. Such statements iire significant' of. the necessity for encouraging the. German people' and (troops. A German spy was caught in tho British lines with microbos for Ippreading disease amongst horses.—Renter. NO DOUBT ABOUT THE GERMAN RETBEAT ■ SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON: SAYS IT WAS FORCED. . (Rec. !April 1, 5.5 p.m.) ' ' . London, March 31. . Mr. G. Hewart (Liberal), speaking at Leicester, said that Sir William JJobertson (Chief of the General Staff) had authorised him to say that the jßerman reweat was entirely involuntary, contrary to assertion. It was not Jonly inconsistent with the manifest facts, but singularly unjust to tho valour fend daring of our, gallant troops.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE BREAKING ,OF THE GERMAN MORALE ■ ■'' r ■ 1 ! SIMMERING DISCONTENT AMONGST THE TROOPS. (Rec.'April 1; 5.5 p.m.) London, March 81. • Mr. Simms, the United Press correspondent, stales : "British officers bijjSieve that the Germans are uncertain as. to their ability to hold tho Hindenjburg line. Liberated French civilians report that the Kaiser's troops are greatly dissatisfied with their domestic affairs, describing the conditions in |the interior of Germany as similar to those preceding the Russian Revolution, ffihoy themselves, ther eaid, are treated like dogs by their officora, while the ' people* at boas are} weated'like cattle.T-'Au'3.-N.Z. Cable r Asan,.