THE FRENCH SUCCESSES AT MALMAISON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10117, 26 October 1917, Page 5

THE FRENCH SUCCESSES AT MALMAISON.

8000 PRISONERS AND EXTENSIVE BOOTY CAPTURED. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Router's Telegram.) Received October 26, 8.-10 a.m. 2 _ LONDON, Oct, 25. A French communique says: North of the Aisnc, the Gorman artillery is particularly active in the sectors of Laroyero and les Bovelles. In ttie region of MaJmaison, on our now front, which runs from Montdessinges, the whole whereof is in our possession, the enemy made no attempts at infantry action. Tha statement that the tanks played an important part in yesterday's attack is confirmed. '1 lie number of prisoners exceed eight thousand and the booty includes seventy guns, thirty mine throwers and eighty machine-guns. On the right of the Mouse there were brisk artillery' actions in the region of Samogneux and Vaclicrnuvillo Chutno, and west of Douamont. GOOD WORK BY THE TANKS. LONDON, Oct. 24. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at French headquarters states that the French Lanks did good work in the last battle. Their mechanism is like the British, but the machine.- are smaller, possessing greater manoeuvring power than our early models. They carry a Held gun and several machine guns. The tanks captured ruined farmsteads, which were holding up the attack. The French artillery smashed in caves and tunnels on the. two plateaux in the sector. Four hundred Germans were trapped in a qriarry and refused to emerge, believing that the French massacre fhoir prisoners, until assurances were given to the contrary. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. PARIS, Oct. 24. Tho Matin states that the German losses in tho Aisnc are about 26.000. The victory means that the enemy, who have been tin the defensive since February, 1916, are still unable to take the initiative anywhere, and will Ix? forced to make a strategic retreat in order to avoid disaster. THANKS FOR SERVICES RENDERED. LONDON, Oct. 22. In Hi*- House of Commons Mr Lloyd George.gave notice that he would move a vote of thanks to the Navy, the British and Overseas troops, the Medical and other services;', also the mercantile marine and the various; war workers; including the women, and expressing sympathy with the relative-' of tho fallen. , -