THE FRENCH FRONT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12409, 29 August 1918, Page 5

THE FRENCH FRONT.

ROYE COMPLETELY OURS. OFFENSIVE CHANCED INTO PURSUIT. A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Rent*!. (Received August 29, 12,10 p.m.) t> LONDON, August 28. neuter s correspondent at French Headquarters reported last evening:— 1 icsli news of our new advance is coming in every minute. Royo is completely in our hands, and also Carrepuits, north-east of Royo and Gniuy. Southwards wo hold Roigliso and Verpilheres. ™™° i' di T 5r 8 , ad T, anc ? Nt certain points reached a depth of four miles. A feature of this now retreat was the swiftness with which the Gorman hue broke up following our coimterattack at St Maid, on both sides of wfuch, when the troops got the order o advance, they found the enemy retreating, and the offensive chano-ed into a pursuit.

MANY VILLAGES CAPTURED

A and N.Z, Cable Association and Reuter.

(Received August 29, 9 a.m.)

A p i LONDON, August 28. „• renc “ communique states that, Jielamg to our continued pressure, the enemy to-day was compelled to iucrease bis, withdrawal on both sides of the Avj'o front by twenty kilometres. rini; tr i oops ? vei ' ( -' omi "ti all opposition realised au advance exceeding four kilommertl ■ aJt l . corta * n Points. Wo hold a general Lne immediately west of Ohaulnos, Punchy, Liancourt and Herpilhercs. AVe occupy Hallu, Fronsart, Cremery, Grimy, Carrepuits, Rove, Laucourt and Crapeaumesuil. AVe took prisoners. # Tim artillery duel is lively m the region of Lassigny and between the Oise and the Aisno, FURTHER CAPTURES. A. »nd L.Z. Cable Association and Router. (Received August 29, 11.55 a.m.) ■ _, LONDON, August 28 A trench communique reports:— Maintaining contact with the enemy’s rearguards, wo continued to advance during tlie night north of the Avrc Wo occupied Chaulncs, Omiecourt’, Balatre, Roighso and A'erpilliercs. Fiir.,er south we pentrated Cnipeaumesnil AVood and captured Dives. This morning wo continued our progress to the Somme. \\ o reached north of the Avre a general lino from Licourt to i otto, Alcsnil-le-Petjt and Neslos. Since v.'o have retaken about' thirty villages ami advanced twelve kilometres at certain points.