THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14544, 24 October 1917, Page 5

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

FRENCH ATTACK IN FLANDERS.

ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED

PROGRESS' AT ST. QUENTIN,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

London, Oct. 22,

A French communique says:—We attacked this morning in Belgium on the left of the British' army on a front of a kilometre and captured all our objectives. We made appreciable progress north of Veldhoek and took prisoners.

Our scouts penetrated the enemy line at various points couth-west of St, Quentin, near Minnyian Farm, in the Pantheon region.

Tie artillery duel was continued on tie entire Aisne front. /