The French victory on the Aisne front on Monday was complete, for the ground taken was held. Immediately the attack spread along the line eastward post Rheims, until the infantry had moved forward on a front of no less than seventy miles—that is from Soissons to Auberive. Everywhere the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 19 Apr 1917, Page 5
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