FRENCH SUCCESS ON THE AVRE.
COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED.
Australian and Association and LONDON, May 15 (Received Mav 16, at 8p m ) ' The evening French communique re- £'./ ,0 ' cnt bombardments north of Montd idler and between Montdidier ai.d Noyon. We last evening seized the west bank of the Avre,° and a strong counter-attack this morning was repulsed with henvv losses. A German it !f c feat fi cd. th ° f I! ° ll0t WaS ak ° FRENCH LINE ADVANCED! „ . LONDON, May 16 (Received May 16, at 11.45 p.m ) Sir 1). Haig reports: Tlie French captured prisoners and .successfully advanced their line m local fighting northward of
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17317, 17 May 1918, Page 5
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