WESTERN CAMPAIGN
OFFICIAL NEWS
ALLIES MAKE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS.
2000 PRISONERS CAPTURED,
(Official.) PARIS,. May 9.
Considerable, progress has been made towards Loos, north- of Arras. We advanced along a front of seven kilometres. ■
South of Carency we captured.-two and sometimes three lines of German trenches, which were ve?y solidly fortified. We advanced at * certain points four kilometres.
We took' 2000 prisoners and captured six guns. " A Crerman attack at Niejipprt was piilsed with important
ATTACKS NORTH OF LOMBAEJRTZYI>|S; REiPULSED.
(Rec. May 11, 10.40 a.m.) ?ARIS; May 10. A commt\nique„ staVesTlfiat three fresh German attacks nbrthwarj? of Lombaert?yde were repulsed. Wei maintained all important gains northward of "Arra|, reported in last night's communique.
The High Commissioner roperte London, ay 10, 5 p.m. Three new German atacks north of Lombaeyt?:y<le wei;e, repulsed-
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 May 1915, Page 5
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