The official communique issued this evening states The enemy violently bombarded Reims on Sunday night and on the following day claiming numerous victims who were thus made to pay for the German defeats of the last few days, A Zeppelin dropped ten bombs at Calais this morning killing five civilians and slightly damaging Property.
Our batteries demolished a heavy gun at Lombaertzyde and dispersed troops and convoys between the Lys and the Aisne, We made some fresh progress on the Souain-Beau Sejour front capturing a line of trenches, two woods, repulsing two violent counter-attacks, taking numerous prisoners and inflicting on the enemy heavy Our Argonne asserted their superiority.
Between Argonne and the Meuse we extended and consolidated our Progress at Cheppy Wood.
We continued by fresh attacks to gain ground at Leseparges and now hold almost-all the enemy positions.
We have occupied a very great part of the village of Stosswihr in Alsace.
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