IMPORTANT FRENCH PROGRESS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 21 October 1918, Page 8

IMPORTANT FRENCH PROGRESS

BY CAKLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIGHT (Received Oct. 21. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 20. A French communique sates: On the Oise front the enemy was completely thrown-back east of the river. The right wing of the First Army, continuing the pursuit between the Oise and La Fere, captured Ribemont and Villers le Sec. The Tensh Army on the Serra front attacked the Hunding Stellung line between Pouilly and the Sissonne marshes and pierced this powerful fortification on a front of five kilometres, shattering twelve hundred metres, taking a thousand prisoners. Enemy counter-attacks west of Baren.ton brook were repulsed with heavy loss. Fighting was equally- severe between Sissonne and Chateau Porcien. We made important progress by local attacks, reaching the Sis&onne-La Salve road and capturing sevefral fortified works.— Aus.-N.Z. C.A. and Reuter.