FRANCO-AMERICAN OFFENSIVE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 28 September 1918, Page 5

FRANCO-AMERICAN OFFENSIVE.

ENEMY LINES PENETRATED

TO AVERAGE DEPTH OF SEVEN MILES.

FIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS

TWELVE TOWNS CAPTURED

OTTAWA, Sep. 27. The Americans, north-west of Verdun, have penetrated the enemy lines to an average depth of seven miles and captured eight towns. They ateo secured more than 5000 prisoners. The eight towns captured are Malancourt, Bethineourt, Montfaucon,. Cuisy, JNantillois, Les Septsarges, Dannevoux, and Gercourt.-—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn

. . LONDON, Sep. 26. me h ranco-American offensive is on a torty-mJe front between the rivers Suippe and Meuse. The attacking forces progressed to a depth of some miles. The enemy voluntarily abandoned their forward positions. Consequently there was little artillery resistance.

_ . OTTAWA, Sep. 27. Ihe Americans in the Verdun region have captured a total of twelve towns.

PARIS, Sep. 26. lhe fourth French. Army is engaged. The new battlefield is the same ai in thebattle on September 24, 1915. The Germans seem to have got wind of the .attack during the past week and multiplied their raids, and* special rations were served out to the men — Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn.,