IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 56, 8 March 1915, Page 7

IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

ON THE DUNES SEVERAL ATTACKS REPULSED * _________ tfAßlri. 7th March. Official,— "We repulsed twelve attempts to push tr. nches in contact with ours on the dunes. "Counter-attacks at Notre Dame de Lorette were a complete success. We drove back the enemy beyond his starting point and captured a machine gun company. "We made marked progress at Pcrthcs, inflicting cxtiemcly heavy losses,' surrounding n company of Guards. "We captured six lmndred metres of trenches at Me&uil and several trenches in the ravines north-west of Beiusejour. "We made important progiess at Vauquoia, and reached the entanglement* IU, Cellos. •

" During heavy trench fighting on the Reims-Betheny-Prunay front, theGermans used aerial torpedoes. Nevertheless, they lost heavily. " Counter-attacks in the Notre Dame de Lorette district have progressed. The Germans brought large numbers of effectives into action, and suffered a serious reverse. " We progressed at Haitmanns-Wilerskopf. and blew up an ammunition depot at Cernay. " Our progress at Perthes has been maintained. There has been a lively cannonade elsewhere." HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ADVICES The Premier has received the following messages from the High Commissioner : — "LONDON. 6th March. 5.5 a.m. 1 'Paris reports that the Allies' counter-attack at Notre Dame de Lorette (twelve miles north of Arras) was crowned with complete success. " In the Champagne, in the region of Perthes. the Allies made marked progress. A company of German Guards were surrounded, notwithstanding their efforts to escape. " In Friday's fighting the Allies gained ground on all this front, and captured many trenches near Perthes, Mesnil, and Beausejour. "Prisoners admit that the enemy's losses were very heavy." "LONDON, 6th March, 4.50 p.m. "Paris reports that progress has been generally maintained. Near de Vieville-en-Haye, north-west of Pont-a-Mousson, the Allies' well-directed fire on a farm caused a panic among the soldiers who occupied it. They fled to the woods, pursued by our artillery."' "LONDON. 6th March. 4.50 p.m. " Army casualties : — t Killed. Wounded. Missing. Prisoners. Officers ' — 2 1 — Men 194 447 229 46 " Of the men missing, five have rejoined the forces." REPORT OF ALLIES 1 PROGRESS (Received March 8, 10 a.m.) PARIS, 7th March. A communique states: — "We progressed at Notre Dame de Lorette. where the German losses were considerable ; also at Perthes and Beausejour. _["We carried two hill-tops west of Minister (in Alsace, east of Epinal). " In the Vosges, we captured Imburg, on the River Fecht, south-east of Sultzeren ; also two hills north and south of Vimburg, and repulsed German counter-attacks at Hartmanna-Wielerkopf, with heavy losses."