FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESS IN THE CHAMPAGNE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16039, 4 October 1915, Page 5

FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESS IN THE CHAMPAGNE.

MORE MACHINE-GUNS AND PRISONERS CAPTURED. BOMBARDMENT OF RAILWAY LINES AND STATIONS. (Received October 3. 5 D.m.) "\ Paris, October 2. Despite a heavy German bombardment the French have made perceptible progress, trench by trench, on the heights of La Folie. A communique states: "A coup-de-main between Auberive and Epine de Yedeprange enabled us to capture more machine-guns and a number of prisoners. A violent bombardment in the Argonne, north of La Houyette was effectively stopped by our bomb-throwers. " The enemy shelled Verdun with long-range artillery, which our artillery countered. We cannonaded trains at the Tigneuilles and Les Hattochatel stations, causing two violent explosions. " One of our dirigibles on Thursday night bombarded the junction of Amagne-Lyguy and the stations of Attigny and Vonziers, and returned safely."

Auborive is a town on. the River Suippe, on the left of the positions which the French recently won.

IMPORTANT SALIENT IN ENEMY'S LINE TAKEN. ARMOURED AEROPLANES BOMBARD THE GERMANS. Wellington, October 3. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, October 2: " The allies completely repulsed two counter-attacks near Givenchy, and also one in the Champagne region. In the Champagne the French captured important enemy positions forming a salient angle north of Mesniel. French aeroplane squadrons threw projectiles on railway stations and lines behind the enemy's front, notably the junction of Guigmcourfc-Amifontaine. Armoured aeroplanes carried out a night bottbardmeat Pi &Q German lines*'*