LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 28 September 1918, Page 8

LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS.

FRENCH, BRITISH AND GERMAN

ENEMY CLAIMS TO HAVE PREVENTED BKEAK THROUGH.

(Received Sep. 28, 10.20 a.m.). LONDON, Sep. 27. A French communique (morning) states: The Franco-American armies are olosely co-operating in an attack on both sides of Argonne and operations are developing under satisfactory conditions. The advance of the French troops in the west Argonne attained a maximum depth of six kilometres. The battle is continuing. Night bombers dropped twenty-one tons of bombs in the region of Laon, particularly on the railway station at Montootnet, Marie and Laon. Numerous fires and explosions upon the targets were observed. . Sir Douglas Haig reports: During the past few days the First and Sixth T)ivisions of the Ninth Corps, under. Lieut.-General Braithwaite, captured by hard fighting at a wnall cost, ail intricate system of trenches and strong points in the woods and villages northwestward bf St. Quentin, making 1500 prisoners. Enemy counter-attacks were repulsed with great gallantry and'determination. ; A wireless German official report states: In the Champagne, and between the Argonne arid t)hfe Me>use a Franco* American attack'was commenced on a wide fronifc after eleven hours' artillery preparation. A break-through was frustrated, and the fight for our position boiritinues.--Aus.-N.Z. O.A. and Reuter.