THE GREAT BRITISH ADVANCE.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 84, 11 April 1917, Page 5

THE GREAT BRITISH ADVANCE.

SPLENDID ARTILLERY PREPARATION

: TROOPS ESTABLISHED IN GERMAN

THIRD LINE

9000 PRISONERS TAKEN

"MORAL INFLUENCE" OF TH£

TANKS

i CANADIANS DO A FINE DAY'S WGS&

> BRITISH CASUALTIES LIGHT

BERMAR DEVILMENT WJU.S A, RUSSIA AND CONSTANTINOPLE

THE WESTERN SPRING.

OPERATIONS CONTINUE SUC-

CESSFULLY.

E.'ENEMY'S FORWARD DEFENCES

■ v , CARRIED.

jv-ENERiGiiriC AERIAL AVFIVTM.

' |'£P&ES3 ASSOCIATION.] /v .Australian and N.Z. Cable Associatiojii , (Received April 10, 7.15 p.m.) , ..; LONDON, April I©. ~ Sir Douglas , Haig reports: The liHoperationsißOßtinue successfully in ae- ., .cordance .with., plan. Tbe itr-oopat .everywhere stqrmed the enemy's dei« from .Henin sur Cojeul !t©"±he ; outskirts . of- Givenciiy enifiGtohelle, to a, depth, of twotp tiipee f..-inijes. >( The. ; advance continues. Millie enemy's, tforward defences <?n. n.jbhifi. front, including Vimy. Ridge j >. .which th^ Canadian?- carried and <cajpU&urecT eariy; this (Monday) morning, < .comprise a • network of trenches and. , £ne >.fortified Idealities of Neuville ■\" Tfrtasse, trTeJegrapb. Hill, Filloyles .-H^fflaines,'- Observation Ridge, St. ~ lafuirent, -BJagny le Tilleurs,. and La i Ijolie .Ftftntn., Subsequently .we iadr vanjped >4nd jcajxfcured the ~ r£ar«sar<l . -idefeneesy. including, besides other ; powerful trench systems, the fortified localities; of Feuehy!. Chapel, Feuchy, Hyderabad J-» Redoubt, Atheist, and ■ Helus. " ■• . .' •. . .■;.-,•■■.■, Up to two' - b'ejtocli in- vhe • afternooa . 5816Mpri8one.r8,: of 'wh0m..119 w«re . officer*, had; passedl the collecting stations. iV: Many wjnore have not beeii . counted. "Of these viinany belong to Bavarian!-difisions. . n The captures . include guns, nuin- ' tiers of trench mortars, and machine- : guns. ... ■ • ■.'■■■ ;. ' ■■ Furthej" progress was made in tlie neighborhood of Habrencourt Wood. We captufed' the village of Dema- , oourt, rfnd, ;. in' the"'direction of St. ■QuontinjN the villages of Pontru and Xieverguier. The aerial activity was continued . on Sunday-with ,great energy, when several successful bombing raids were •anade. The machines co-operated with the-artillery-with excellent results. Two enemy machines were : ■destroyed; -a)id '•'fifteen/. others were Lrought down. !vTen . 'of our aerojplanes are missing.