THE BRITISH FRONTS
THE ENCOMPASSED ENEMY. ATTEMPT TO GET ELBOW-ROOM FAILS. GERMANS ADVANCE 400 YARDS. DRIVEN BACK BY COUNTER-ATTACK GOOD POSITIONS CAPTURED. (The Times.) Received April 25, 9.10 a.m. LONDON. April 2 4. Mr P. Robinson writes:—Th* ':,rmans, who are uneomfortablj a<4u«,«.zed in a triangular corner of Awluy Wood between the Ancre and the railway, last night endeavoured to get elbowroom. After heavy shelling successive waves forced us back 400 yards from the railway and proceeded to dig in on the other side. By smart manoeuvring our Lewis guns enfiladed the enemy, indicting sanguinary losses, and a counter-attack completely drove the enemy back to his old uncomfortable positions. During the night we assumed the offensive as far as Bouzincourt, driving back the enemy on a 1000 yards front to a depth of 250 yards, gaining a bit of the best positions in the Albert area. The enciuj heavdy shelled llic Kenimel-Ynres an i.
. v. ■ • > : AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN RfcI.xTORCEMENTS. ARRIVING IN BELGIUM. Received April 25, 9.45 a.m. WASHINGTON, April 24. Official despatches from Berne say that Austro-Hungarian reinforcements are being transported to Belgium. (The Times.) Received April 25, 1.50 p.m. VIENNA, April 24. Austro-Hungarian troops have gone to the West front.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13750, 25 April 1918, Page 5
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