THE DUNES BATTLE.
GERMAN GENERAL'S COMMENT
i'BRITISH WILL PROCEED WITH THEIR PLANS."
(''The Times" Service)
LONDON, July 23
Discussing the Dunes battle, General yon Ardenne writes in the " Tageblatt " :■ —"The English meant to make Nieuport a starting point for their adyance upon . Osteiid , and Zeebrugge, which, , as; bases for our ■ submarines, are thorns in, their'flesh. The loss of the bridge,l/over the Yser" has also spoilt their plan for the next great at-. tack. They intended that their left wing, under shelter of the fleet, should envelop £he German right.." General Ardenne forecasts that the British will proceed with- their plans, despite the recent partial Failure, and remarks: —" The tremendous artillerying and other" signs indicate that a great English attack will be made shortly."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9052, 24 July 1917, Page 5
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