THE BRITISH-ADVANCE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15182, 29 March 1917, Page 5

THE BRITISH-ADVANCE.

CAVALRY CAPTURE VILLAGES. CAMBRAI RAILWAY DOMINATED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 27. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Our cavalry drove the enemy out of Longavesnes, Lieramont, and Equals court, which we occupy. A number of prisoners were thken. > The enemy’s third attack /northward of Beaijmetz-lez-Cambrai was temporarily successful. We recaptured the post and re-established the position. Our Are drove off a raiding party eastward of Ploegstreet (between Armentieres and Ypres). GERMANS ADMIT LOSS OP ROISEL LONDON, March 27. Wireless German official.-—Rain has reduced the "fighting on the whole West front. The enemy occupied Roisel. THE FRENCH ADVANCE. GERMANS ADMIT REVERSE. LONDON, March 27. A German wireless says:—Strong French forces came upon our reserves between the Oise and Conchy le Chateau. We gave way before a threatened encircling movement. FURTHER FRENCH PROGRESS. LONDON, March 28. North of Soissons we made important progress north of Neuvllle-aur-Margival, north-east of LeuiHy. ALL LOWER FOREST-CAPTURED ' LONDON, March 28. A French communique says:— ; South of the Oise we followed up our success, capturing all the lower forest of v Courcy and the villages of Petit Barisis, Vemeuil, and Coucy la Ville. Our advanced at some points reached the western outskirts of the forest of St. Gbbain, in the upper part of the forest of Coucy. Our losses in this region were slight.^ HEAVY ARTILLERY WORK NEAR ST QUENTIN. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn. & LONDON, March 27. A French communique says—Between the Somme and the Oise there was violent reciprocal artillery fire on the front Roupy-Essigny-Benafr, where our fire stopped dead several attacks.’ - GERMAN WAR PRISONERS. QUARRYING WOBS TN ENGLAND. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Services.) Received March 29, 8.45 a-.nj-LONDON, March 27. In the House of Commons, it waS stated that German war prisoners had refused quarrying work unless they received increased pay and- rations. Disciplinary action was taken and the prisoners returned to work. BERNSTORFF’S MYSTERY BOX. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. March 28. Count Bernstorlf’s mystery box was opened at the Foreign Office in the Swedish Minister’s presence. Information as to the nature of its contents is not available. ■ .