Through Agency.
London, March 9.
The bulletin from Field-Marshal Sir John French issued to-day states:
The mastery of our snipers is maintained and is primarily due to local and individual initiative, assted by successful mining operations. The enemy's artillery has been more active than usual but the effect of its fire has been slight. Paris, March 9.
The official communique issued this afternoon states:
A violent German bombardment in the region eastward of Steenstrocte was followed by a German infantry attack which failed.
The enemy made several more counter-attacks at Reichakerkopf, but they were easily repulsed.
The official communique issued this evening states In Belgium east of Steenstraete, we repulsed an attack.
There has been fighting all day at Notre Dame de Lorette, but positions are unchanged.
There has been hot fighting, in our favour, in Champagne. We repulse ed two counter-attacks in the wood where we recently gained a footing between Souain and Porthos and mad atte her Progress here We pliers "an attack on the ridge northeast of Mesnil, captured another 200 yards and carried a German work with armoured sheltand extensive underground We attacked between Four-de-Paris and Bolante, in Argonne, capturing 200 yards of the enemy's first Tine of trenches.
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