FRENCH PROGRESS ON THE AISNE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 249, 16 October 1918, Page 5

FRENCH PROGRESS ON THE AISNE

I DESPITE SHARP RESISTANCE. (Australian and N.Z- Cable Association (Rec. Oct. 16. 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Oct, To. A French communique reports Local operations improved our positions On the left bank of the Cise in the regions of Montorignv. South of Serre we 'occupied 3loncea.u les Loup® and reached a kilometre south of Assis-sur-Serre. In co-operation with the Italians we ! captured and passed Sissonne. , Farther east, despite the sharpest' j resistance, we made considerable pro- ! gress on the north bank of the Aisne ' and passed the villages of Malmaison, . Der-le-Thour, St. Germairimont in ' the region of Asjeld. I Wo crossed the Aisne at several points north of Blazi'v. LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS. {Australian and NZ. Cable Association and Renter.) niee. Oct. 16, 9.40 a.m.) { LONDON, Oct. 13. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—On the British front southward of the Lys, there have only -been local actions. Our patrols and advanced detachments progressed at certain points taking prisoners. Local fighting in the neighbourhood of Berquinghem and southward of Wezmacquart resulted in prisoners being taken. tSir Douglas Haig's aviation Teport states:—There is mist and rain and no air fighting. The weather improved at night and we dropped .twelve tons of bombs on important railway communications.