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Show SEVERAL POINTS OF SUPPORT TAKEN BY FRENCH TROOPS PRIP. March 2S, noon. The advance of the French in the region north of tfois-sons tfois-sons was continued during the night. Progress was made north of the Aiiette river and east ot" the Leuilly-Neuville-sur-Mai gival line, where important positions were captured. These sains are recorded in todav"s official report, which also indicates unusual un-usual aetivitv further east. The artillery of brith the French and Germans kept up a violent fire yesterdav and during the niht on the front between Butte du Mesnil and Mafsons de Champaene. Heavv artillery fishting is in progress in the retrion east of the lower forest of Coucy. The statement follows: Between the Somme and the Oise and south of the Oise there were no important events during the night. The artillery firing was rather heavy in the region ast of the lower forest of Coucy. North of the AiUette we made further procress and alsn in the sector east of the line Leuilly-Neu-vi!!e-sur-MargivaI. where we captured several important points of support. In the region of Rheims we made surprise attacks east of Neuville, taking prisoners. In the Champagne la te yesterday and during the nieht the artillery fighting- became violent, especially in the region of Butte du i Mesnil and M?.;sons de Champagne. 1 |