FRENCH OFFICIAL NEWS
(AUS. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND EEUTEK.)
LONDON, 13th Sept., 4.30 p.m. A French communique states : We occupied the' village of Savy. An important enemy raid north-east of Mes-
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nil-les-Hurlus, in the Champagne, was repulsed. We made several raids in the region of Verdun and took prisoners. A later communique states : During the day we progressed between Savy and the St. Quentin-Ham road. South of the Ailette River we extended onr positions north of Nanthenl la Fosse. Tv.o German counter-attacks were repulsed iv the region of Laffanx and Moisy Farm. (Received September 16, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 15th Sept., 12.50 p.m. A French communique states : South of St. Quentin we advanced- to ' the outskirts of Fontain-les-Cleres. Between ,the Oise and the Aisne we made local attacks with the.object of improving our positions, and captured the village of Alloment and the Laffaux Mill, in spite of severe resistance. We increased our.progress east of Sancy and tiorth-east of Celles-sur-Aisne. Two thousand five hundred prisoners have been counted. South of the Aisne we progressed and captured the village of Glennes.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 67, 16 September 1918, Page 7
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