INTENSE ARTILLERY CONFLICT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11477, 4 March 1918, Page 5

INTENSE ARTILLERY CONFLICT.

ENEMY SHOWS AGGRESSIVENESS ATTACKS AND RE-ATTACKS. Loudon, March 1. A French communique reports intense artillery lighting at many points from the Cliemin-des-Dames to the Meuse. The enemy is aggressively active, notably north-west and south-east of Rheims. He attempted to debauch against the salient at Neiifchatel, hut a counter-attack drove out the elements which had succeeded in getting a footing iif advanced posts. Simultaneously lie fruitlessly attacked La Pompelle and then violently re-attacked, making renewed efforts to reach the fort of La Pompelle. '-Isolated elements succeeded .-in gaining a footing in the northern portion of a small work in the west Tort. An element also abortively attacked east and south of La Bertonuerie. In the Champagne, the Germans attacked in the direction of Mont Corniliet on a front of 800 meters, but found four of our trenches had’ been previously evacuated under instructions. The enemy was immediately driven out, and by a counter-attack our positions were entirely re-estabilshcd. Our lire broke another attack east of the Teton, where, we inflicted serious losses. A violent bombardment is proceeding south-west of Butte du Mesnil, Enemy raids in Lorraine, and in the Yosges were repulsed.