THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16983, 20 April 1917, Page 5

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

FRENCH OPERATIONS BRILLIANTLY SUSTAINED PROGRESS AT MANY POINTS PRISONERS NOW TOTAL 17,000 THE BRITISH FRONT GREAT WORK OP AIR SERVICE LARGE CAPTURE OF GUNS TURKEY IN EXTREMIS AUSTRIA. AND GERMANY BOTH CONCERNED APPEAL FOR SEPARATE PEACE FEARED

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.

Australian and 17. Z. Cable Association. LONDON, April 18. It will probably be weeks before a desision is reached in the present mighty sattle, though the strategic effect is already considerable. Le Matin says that Marshal von Hindenburg, who was preparing attacks against the Riga front and against Italy, has been forced to franticallv rush troops westward. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. LONDON, April 18. Sir Douglas Haig reports : We made progress south-eastward and eastward of Epehv, and also captured Villers Guislan village. We improved our position -in the neighbourhood of Lagnicourt. Rain is still falling. MORE PROGRESS. LONDON, April 18. (Pteceived April 19, at 7.15 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports : We gained in the night time on the left bank the Scarpe River eastward of Fampoux. We captured this morning a further portion of the front line system south-east of Loos.