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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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BRITISH GUNS.
ON WEST FRONT. - ENTIRE LINE ENGAGED.
German Trenches Entered.
LONDON, Feb. 5.
"Artillery activity hos now extended to Hie whole British front," was the nnnoiincc ment made by Hie Paris "Liberto" on Sun- day.
laatc in the same evening Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported to the British War Office:
"On the Somme front we drove off nn nttack in the neighbourhood of Raincourt (E. of Combles), and advanced slightly yvestwnrd of Luransloveke and Le Transloy (S. of Bapaume). We pushed forward
eastward of Vauconrt last night on a __ front of three-quarters of a mile to n depth of 500 yards, and took 100 prisoners, xvitli three machine-guns/ We heavily repulsed two counter- attacks on Sunday north of Arras. We twice entered German trenches south-east of Souche-, and bombed several dugouts."
(Admiralty, Per Wireless Preis.)
In a German communique on Sunday afternoon it was stated:-"British attacks northward of Beaucort (N. of the Ancre) broke' down, but a detachment penetrated our front trenches."]
French Guns Busy.
A French communique, issued on Sunday nftcrnoon, read:-"Our aeroplanes hciwily bombarded cantonments and railways at Appily and Tcrnicrs, and nluo munition works at Thionville (N. of Metz)."
Tlie official Paris bulletin made available at midnight on Sunday stated:-"Our artil- lery effectively bombarded Gorman works in various parts of Hie front, notably in the sector of llill 304 (Verdun)."