FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14578, 8 April 1918, Page 5

FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

ENEMY DISPERSED BY ARTILLERY ATTACKS BEATEN OFF : CONQUERED GROUND RETAINED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ■; (Reuter's Telegram.) / 'LONDON, April 6 (2.15 a.m.) A \Frerwih tfomraumque says: — / The iterSfiians ditf'jior 'renew their attacks to^d^ay.* „ yy.' We vigorously counter-attacked north of •^lpn.tjdidier, improving pur positions at'v several ■, points, notably m the regies if ,-Mailly, 7 R,aineval, and Cantigny, of which we hold the northern and vFefcterri "outskirts. • There '.ls "reciprocal violent artillery activity;* between Lassigny and Noyon. 'We, gained ground this afternoon north -.of Mont Renaud. \ /Twenty tons of bombs were dropped offi enemy cantonments and rail v stations arid fires were observed at the stations aipLaon and St. 'Quentin. Five -enemy aeroplanes were brought down. ' $ LONDON, April 6 (3.45 p.m.) - ■««. French communique says : — , jjjbhe night was marked by a violent bombardment north and south 'of the A^yre,.; especially :.*in the region ; of Mon*chfel. Tbere was n« infantry ; fighting, Oj* the' right bank of the Meuse and aw Aprenibnt- Wood the artillery duels ware very lively. [T LONDON, April 7 (4.40 a.m.) •'(A French, communique says : — ; 3*he * artillery duel continued violent oil! the Oise-Somme front. : \JA strong enemy attacik this morning ■bitjiween Mesnil St. Georges, and Memocn^l was shattered : by our artillery fire am failed completely. Numerous corpses were left m front of our lines. '-.pur batteries further north dispersed etjfcmy gatherings m the woods south of [Hjjmgard and the Demuin region. .^The Germans m tho Noyon sector, aser a bombardment with heavy guns, attempted to recapture our gains north of* Montrenaudj After a severe fight •vto retained the conquered ground. t_jPur advanced lines resisted a series oftfurious' German attacks on the left os' the Oise m front of Abbecourt, south ox 'Chauny . and Barisis, and after inflicting, severe, losses occupied prepared positions m accordance with orders.