THE LATEST REPORT
ADVANCE OP SLIGHT DEPTH
NO BRITISH TROOPS INVOLVED.
(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)
(Received July 17, 3 p.m.)
LONDON, 16th July (morning). No British troops are yet involved by the offensive. The French stopped the enemy east of Reims by gallant count-er-attacks. At 9 o'clock this morning the greatest deptli of penetration was represented by < a line through Souain, Prosnes, and Prunay. The enemy had advanced to a depth of three or four miles between Pourcy and Baval.
Though the opening bombardment was heavy, Reims itself was not shelled. The enemy crossed the Marne at Dormans, Passy-sur-slarne, and Fossoy. The latest news contradicts the capture of Chezy, which the French held at noon. The. Germans gas-shelled the back areas heavily on the whole front to a depth of 18 miles.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 15, 17 July 1918, Page 8
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