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Show FRENCH TROOPS " GAININGGROUND Capture Trenches on Heights, Advance at Other Points and Take Prisoners. GERMANS LOSE CANNON Spirited Artillery Fire Occurs t I Along French Jpront With Good Results. PARIS, April 27, noon. The French havo captured several trenches on the heights around Moronvilllers and have also gained ground near Hurtebise and Cerny, the war office announced today. Ono hundred and thirty cannon hav beon captured since April 16. Tho statement follows "Tho artillery fighting was rather spirited south of SL Quentin, in tho sector between Nanteull la Fosse and Sancy and near Vllle aux Bois. During Dur-ing the night German surprise attacks against our front were repulsed. "Near Hurtebise and Cerny we gained ground and took forty prisoners. prison-ers. Near Moronvilllers wero captured captur-ed several trench elements and occupied occu-pied a point of support east of the Mountain Without a Name. During an incursion into the enemy lines, at the forest of Le Pretre, French detachments de-tachments inflicted heavy losses on the adversary, destroyed shelters and Drought back prisoners. "Between Soissons and Auberive sinre April 16 we have captured one hundred and thirty cannon." |