BRILLIANTLY DEVELOPED ATTACK.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11365, 11 October 1917, Page 5

BRILLIANTLY DEVELOPED ATTACK.

THE DASH OF THE FRENCH.

(Received Thursday, 12.50 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10.

A French communique says: Our attack launched this morning developed brilliantly. Our troops after crossing a marshy brook at Broenbeck carried with admirable dash on a front of 2500 metres the enemy’s defences. Despite the difficulties of the ground and the bad weather we captured the villages of Ft. Jean, Mangelaere, and Vcldhoek and numerous farms organised as blockhouses.

The advance, which averaged a depth of two kilometres, brought us to the southern fringe of Houthulst Wood. The air service, despite the gale, cooperated actively in the attack, ma-chine-gunning at a low altitude the enemy infantry and maintaining touch with other arms.

The number of prisoners hitherto counted is three hundred, whereof twelve are officers. Artillery actions continue on the Aisne front.