GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.
LONDON, October 26. Wireless German official.—Violent artillery fire at Houthuulst Wood as far as Hollebeke increased to drumfire this moraine. AngloFrench nocturnal attacks failed, but the enemy attacked at several points since dawr..
The French yesterday attacked in the Ailette region. We, after a short engagement in Pinon Wood, withdrew to the northern bank o,: the Oise and Aisne Canal, and also, in accordance with plans, withdrew behind the canal near Chavignon.
We stormed positions in Chaume Wood on a width of 1200 metres.
The northern wing of the second Italian army is retiring. We advanced beyond Karfretit and Ron^ gini, and are already fighting in many places in Italian territory. Our prisoners now number 30,000, of whom 700 are officers, and our booty includes 300 guns.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17125, 29 October 1917, Page 2
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