Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-30
ALLIES CONTINUE
TO MAKE MAKE: GAINS
French Capture Ceucy Forest
From the Germans.
BRITISH WIN THREE TOWNS
Village of Equancourt, Where leu
tons Were Expected to Make
Stand, Falls Into Hands of
English Troops.


Paris, March os.-The village of
Coucy was captured by
the French in an attack at night, the
war office announces. Further prog
ress vas made in the lower section of
Coucy forest, all of the northern part
of which is now held by the French.
south of the Disc we continued to
make progress in the lower forest of
Coucy, all of the northern part of
which we occupied" the statement
says. The enemy was driven beyond
the Barisis-Servais line. South of the
forest our troops made brilliant night
attack and captured the village of
Coucy-le-Chateau, which was defended
energeticaIly by the Germans.
I'm the region north of scissors we
captured farm northwest of Mar
gival and a point of support held in
strength by the enemy.
In the Argonne we made a sue
eessful surprise attack in the sector of
Four de Paris, taking prisoners. In
Lorraine. enemy attacks on small
French posts in the region of Letri-
court were repulsed completely"
Close on St. Quentin.
Driving forward north and south of
ST. Quentin, heart of the Hindenburg
line, the allies have cut two of the
four main railroads which feed the
city, while third is we'll within
reach of the French guns. With La
Fere inundated by the retreating Ger
mans and two of its dominating forts
in the hands of the French, the chief
interest in tie tremendous battle which
has been raging for a week on an So
mile front shifts TO historic st QUEEN
tin.
The Germans are making desperate
and bloody attempts to wrest from
the French the Essigny- Benay plateau
from which General Nivelle's guns
command the southern approaches to
the city and render its position, in
the opinion of military critics, one of
grave peril.
Farther 10 the south the French
have forged wen TO the west of ST.
Quentin. hammeriRg a great dent in
the German line between that town
and La Fere The advance of this
salient three miles further would give
the French possession of the last di-
rect railroad line between the two
towns.
British Take Three More Towns.
London. March 2S-The British in
their advance toward Cambria. have
occupied the villages of Longavesnes,
LeramOnt and EquancOurt, the British
cavalry driving the Germans out, ac-
cording to the official report from Brit
ish headquarters in France.
The Reuter- correspondent Mt the
British army headquarters in France
telegraphs:
''rhe taking of I4agnicourt straight
ems our line between Beaubetz and
CroisilleS. sector of our advance
which the Germans continue to dis
pute more vigorously than elsewhere.
Equancourt, now taken, he says.
was point on which the enemy at
one time expected to make stand.
Possession of LOngavesnes greatly i'm
proves the British line between Ro,sel
and Nurlu.
Berlin Admits Retreats.
Berlin, March 2S.--The occupation
by entente troops of the French town
Of Rosel. after repeated efforts. was
announced by the war Office In the
forest between the Disc and Coucy-Le-
Chateau German troops gave way 10
avoid being outtlanked.