THE FRENCH FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14406, 17 May 1917, Page 10

THE FRENCH FRONT.

COUNTER-ATmCK ON THE CHEMIN-DES-DAMES.

BROKEN BY BARRAGE FIRE

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Router.)

London, May 15,

A. French1 communique says: After violent bombardment in the Chemin-do.v-Dames region north-west of Braye-en-Laonnais, the Germans last evening attacked on a wide front towards Les Colettes and Chevregny ridge.

Our barrage and machine gun fire broke the attack, which did not reach our lines, except at one point where an enemy fraction gained a footing in one of our advanced elements southeast of Filair. .

A FURTHER ADVANCE

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and.Reuter.)

London,', M.ay. 15. \,

'; A Serbian.: communique says: Thereis great activity on the whole Serbian^, front. We again advanced in the region of Vetrenik and Dobropolje, and repulsed violent counter-attacks.