FRENCH OPERATIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, 22 May 1917, Page 5

FRENCH OPERATIONS

ENEMY ARTILLERY MOST ACTIVE

(Australian »M N".Z. CabU AssocUtkm. and Rflnt«>T " LONDON, M: 7 21. A French communique gays: The i enemy artillery is most active on the i Chemin-des-Dames. From east of Hur- | tebise to north of Sancy it directed a rolling fire of heavy shells and asphyxiating projectiles. The strength of our counter preparations rendered abortive a general assault which the Germans were preparing on the greater part of the threatened front. They were unable to leave the trenchesVery lively fighting at different points ended in our favour. The enemy lost heavily by our barrages and counteiThe enemy succeeded in gaining a footing in advanced elements north-east j of Cei-ny on a front of 200 metres. Everywhere else our positions were , maintained. GERMAN LOSSES EST APRIL. NEARLY 50,000 ADMITTED. FOUR ANfD A QUARTER MILLION TO DATE. Australian and N.Z, Pjihlp AwnciaMon.) - 'i LONDON, May 21, The Press Bureau says the German official casualties -iens April total 42,838, of which 11,979 were deaths. The total to date is 4,245,804, of which 1,042,020 r are dead. . Naval casualties are not, ineluded.,. ~