WESTERN PHASES.

Northern Advocate, 28 September 1918, Page 3

WESTERN PHASES.

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GOOD FREHCri HEADWAY. LONDON, Sept.'27,""' Sir Douglas iiaig reports: —There was sharp local fighting this morning in the neighbourhod of Franeilly. and' Selency, two miles west of v St. > 'Quentin, which wo captured, with "several prisoners. Our rifle -fire and ..machine gun fire broke "'lip -.With loss three counter-attacks north-west—of Fayet, two miles north-west 'of- St. Quentin. . We beat, oir an attempted surprise attack eas; of Epehy. Many_ Geiiiiaii dead were iult in. -i'ronovof. oar positions. We re-iih-ed raiders jat night south-east of Inehy. A I strong enemy party entered a post |in the neighbourhood of Moouvres, J but was ejected by a counter-attack. I A French communique states: — | West of St. Quentin the enemy attempted to eject us from l'Epine de Dallon, two miles south-west of St. Quentin. All his assaults were repulsed. Between the Ailette and the Aisne the day was marked by violent enemy counter-attacks on the Moisy Farm plateau and in. the region north of Allemant. where. desperate fighting took place all clay long. In spite of repeated efforts the enemy failed to recover our gains of the previous days. He lost heavily, and left prisoners in our hands. —A. and N.Z. .nnd Reuter. Mr Philip Oibba writes:—The French made eood progress at I'Enine de Dallon, hut were held up for sum;' time at Manchester Li ill redoubt. This recalls the German offensive of March 21, which began with the capture of these two points. Ths sixteenth battalion of the Manchester Regiment defended Munches- j ter Hill to flic last man.—A. and N.Z. Cable.