THE WESTERN THEATRE.
THE CHAMPAGNE OFFENSIVE.
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LONDON, October'lß." . Ihc French " .Oju-wiLnuos " ati/jibutes the successes in the Champagne on October 8 to the uninterrupted tire since September 25. Frenchmen again proved their ascendancy. The first blow was the explosion ot' an enormous mine under a German trench, obliterating 84 yards of it, The heaviest 1 projectiles were constantly , thrown at ' the German communications, and machine guns upon heights ceaselessly harassed the enemy. The Germane' resistance was broken. Many wounded were abandoned. , ,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8270, 15 October 1915, Page 5
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84THE WESTERN THEATRE. THE CHAMPAGNE OFFENSIVE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8270, 15 October 1915, Page 5
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