BRITISH STILL MOVING FORWARD.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 85, 12 April 1917, Page 4

BRITISH STILL MOVING FORWARD.

FURTHER GAINS ON VIMY I? IDGE:

ENEMY'S.. UNSCFCCISSSFUL

VALUABLE AERO PLANE WORK-

(Aw. and N.Z. Assn. and Renter.) (Received April 11, 6-.JJO p.m) «• r> i April 10. ' ■ bJr Douglas Haig reports: Our operations to-day (Tuesday) have been energetically continued, despite .heavy snowstorms and generally unfavorable weather. We reached the outskirts of Moiichy do Preux, fivenules eastward of Arras,* and cleared' ' I'arbus ard Fnrbus Wood. Hard fighting took place this afternoon1 on the northern' end of Vimy 1 Ridge, whero we gained further important positions md. captured a number of prisoners 'aiid machineguns.

In the direction of Cainbrai wer advanced our line northwards of thevillage of Louveral.

.Enemy counter-attacks at different points were unsuccessful. -,Tllc number of prisoners since ' morning exceeds 11, COO, including 230 officers. We have cap- • turcd over one hundred guns, indud- ' mg a number of heavy pieces up to" eigltt-inehers, sixty- trench' mortars,' and 163 machine-guns. Valuable aeroplane work was done. In many cases the aviators machine--gunned hostile reinforcements* and bombing expeditious.' A large railway station was hit three limes.