THE FRENCH SECTOR.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14144, 22 July 1916, Page 5

THE FRENCH SECTOR.

ADVANCE ON THE COMBLES

RAILWAY.

SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS SOUTH OF

THE SOMME.

GERMAN FIRST LINE CAPTURED

THE METJSE STRUGGLE.

(Australian and N.Z. Gable Association)

Paris, July 20

, A communique says we eapttired trenches from Hardecourt Knoll to the river and carried the line east of Hardecourb an appreciable distance along the railway from Combles to Clery.

Our infantry south of the Somme captured the whole of the enemy's first line.

We. penetrated a German trench north-east of Auberives and brought back prisoners.

The Germans continually bombarded (Avocourt and Chattahcourt.

A grenade, struggle is progressing on the north-eastern slopes of Hill 404. We made some progress to the right and west of Thiaumont work and assaulted and captured a fortified work strongly held/ south of Fleury.