THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16231, 29 March 1917, Page 7

THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.

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. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. y and Router.) Admiralty—Per Wireless - Presi. . , , .Received 6 p.m.,; March 28th, | LONDON, March 27.' ' | German official.—Rain has reduced I the. fighting on the whole of the] Western front. ' < I The enemy occupied Roisel (seven.) miles oast of Peronne), and strong' Eronch forces came upon our reserves •between the Oise and Coucy le Chateau, .where we gave way before a, threatened 'encircling movement, / [ , ■ FRENCH SUCCESSES. I '. l =. MORE VILLAGES TAKEN. (Australian and N.Z. . Cable Assn. i A and Router.) [' - Received 9;20-p.m.y March 28th. i LONDON, March 28- ! ■ Erench . communique.—Between the i. Somme and the Oise violent reciprocal l a.rtiller.ving has prevailed, and also on I the fronts of Eoupy, Essigny, and | Benav, where our fire stopped dead ! several enemy attempts at attack. I . South of the Oise we are following j up our success, capturing all the lower I forest of Coucy, and the villages of ! Petit Barisis, Yemenil and ville. . • i • Our 'advanced elements ' at 1 ' s6me'points reached the western outskirts of ;the forest of Sigobaian and the upper part of Coucy. Our losses in this region were slight. North of Soissons we made important progress, also of Neuville-sur- , Margival and nortli-east Of Louilly.j i BRITISH CAVALRY. I V'-: : CAPTURE VILLAGES. : ; 1 , (Australian and N.Zi '.Cable Assn.\ j , , and Reufcer.) | ! • Received 8.55 p.m., March 28th. I i: , Sir Douglas Haig reports Our cavalry cli'o've the enemy out of I Longavesnes, Lieramont and I court, wliich we Occupy. They took a numbor of prisoners. A POSITION RECAPTURED. " . The enemy's 'third attack -northward of Beautfaetia was temporarily success-: fill, but we recaptured the post and restabhshed' our position. Our fire' drove ■rtff a raiding , party eastward of Ploegstreet.

FRANCE CALLS UP 1 MORE MEN. (Renter's Telegrams.) Received 11.30 p.m., March 28th. PARIS, March 28. The Chamber authorised the calling up of the 1918 class after Easter, and adopted the Senate's Bill : authorising the withdrawal from ex-subjects, of enemy Powers. i ... ' —— ; ——