THURSDAY'S BATTLE,
ENEMY MAKES PROGRESS.
Failure of Main Objective,
Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 8. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON. April 7. The battle on Thursday was on a consf'erahle scale. The enemy attacked' heavily in the neighbourhood of Albert, hut made no progress. The enemy then attacked the Anglo-French in the Nlontdidicr region, where lie employed twenty divisions, and drove ns out of Daniel,and gained Yaire Wood. Meanwhile the enemy drove, the French from the angle between the Avre and the Lnee rivers, and extended his gains west of Moreuil. The enemy’s objective was to cross the St Just-Amicus railway and cut the main line to Paris, 'flip attempt failed, notwithstanding the large force employed. The enemy can hardly regard the effort with satisfaction, although he employed twice the force we did. On Friday the enemy attacked in considerable force from Dernnnconrt. along the line through ReaumontHamel and BucqUoy to Moyinneville. All these attacks were repulsed, except where he gained a fooling across the Aucre at Dernacourt.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12286, 8 April 1918, Page 5
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