Agency. is, March 4. The official communique issued this afternoon states:
dunes demolished the enemy's Our artillery along the Belgian trenches.
The Germans near Notre Dame de Lorette captured an advanced trench, recently constructed by us, in immediate contact with the German lines.
The bombardment of Reims continued all day, shells falling into the town every three minutes.
The reports of the fierce ne: the fighting in the Champagne is con! German counter-attacks against a crest taken by us northeastward of Mesnil were most lent, Two regiments of the Prussian Guard fought with great ferocity. The defeat of the German efforts is complete.
We made some further progress at Vauquois.
Paris, March 4.
The official communique issued this evening states:
Another trench has been occupied on the Belgian dunes.
Our progress in Champagne continued. Fresh German counterattacks on the creat northeast Mesnil and at Four-de-Paris and advanced. Hand-to-hand fighting is proceeding in the villages. We took twenty-one officers and 600 men at Kerjec. Violent fighting is Proceeding between Mlawa and The Austrians in eastern Galicia are endeavouring to maintain their Positions along the river Lukwa, During the day we captured in the Carpathians and Galicia, forty. seven officers, 3,000 men and sixteen quick-frets, The Austrians continue their abortive day and night attacks petween the Ondawa and the San and are suffering immense losses. We repelled them with hand grenades, the bayonet and counter-attad and captured many prisoners an guns.
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