11 AUGUST 1917, Page 2

Our French Allies, on our loft in Flanders, have not

merely held Bixechoote, but have pushed forward a little way. Tho effect of the Ypres advance on the enemy has been clearly reflected in the comparative cairn now prevailing on the Aisne front. During the past week the Germans have made several attacks on the Chemin des Dames ; on Friday weak near Cerny there was sharp Lighting. But they evidently cannot find men for important operations in more than one sector at a time, and their reinforce- ments have probably been diverted from the Aisne to Ypres. On Tuesday they made several small attacks on the Verdun lines, partly, no doubt, to discover whether the defending forces had been weakened, now that the French have an army in Flanders again.