THE FRENCH FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14408, 19 May 1917, Page 5

THE FRENCH FRONT.

COUNTER-ATTACKS AT LAFFAUX

REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

(Received May 18, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 17. A French communique says: Fresh enemy attempts to retake the ground we gained in the Laffaux mill region failed. The struggle, which was very lively at certain points, turned everywhere to our advantage. The enemy suffered heavy losses'. We took more prisoners. Our barrages inflicted heavy losses on three German assaulting detachments which made several fruitless attempts to reach our lines at Royere farm, in the Epine do Chevregny sector, north-west of Berny-en-Laon-nois.