The Archive · 1915

ALLIES' PROGRESS NORTH OF PERTLIES

FRIDAY

Paris Feb. 24.

The official communique issued this afternoon states:

"There 1s nothing to report except a few successful actions by our troops near Auberives-sur-Suippe and further progress north of Porthos.

Paris, Feb, 24.

The communique issued this evening states:—There were sharp artillery engagements between the Lys and the Aisne, all in our favour.

In Champagne, north of Mesnil, we made fresh progress and repulse ed several counter-attacks.

Our artillery on the heights of the Meuse silenced several German batteries, Further reports establish the peculiar importance of our success at Les Eparges and the extent of the enemy's losses. On a small part of the captured ground we have already found 600 German dead, while prisoners state that two regiments were driven from their posi-Sees and they lost more than 3,000

"Wo progressed at Hela Brule in the Forest of Aprement.

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