GERMAN CLAIMS.
90,000 MEN'AND 1300 GUNS
LONDON, April fl. A wireless German official messagesays:—
Attacking yesterday south of the Som/ne and on both sides of Mor- ; euii, v/e threw the enemy out of strong positions and broke up Anglo-French re-turves; in a slorniing attack we tooii. Hanwl and wooded districts north-east and (South-east of ViliersBreU/hneaux, also a castle and Mahiily on the west bank of the Avre. The oiie-my desperately resisted on the whole front, sustaining unusually "severe losses. Wo took several thousand prisoners. Yon Hutier, between ! March. 21 and 29 took 51,218 prisoners and oapture-d 72V guns. The booty to I date is 90,000 prisoners and over 1300 ■guns. •
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9263, 8 April 1918, Page 6
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