GERMAN STORY OF THE FIGHTING.
HEAVY BRITISH ATTACKS LED BY TANKS. (Received 10.15 ajn.) LONDON, August 26. A wireless German official message states:—Strong English forces, led by tanks, advancing between Neuville and St. Leger, collapsed. Our posts in St. Leger withdrew to the eastward of the village. Strong attacks initiated by numerous tanks against Bapaume collapsed. We threw back the enemy beyond Pozieres. The enemy six times stormed against tlie middle front from eastward of Albert to the Somme. We threw them back to Lamboiselle, and over the Albert-Bray Toad. Our projecting lines here were withdrawn at night-time. Our night fliers on Saturday dropped 75 tons of bombs on camps and railway stations. A German evening official message states: —Heavy attacks on both 6idc3 «f Ba-paunie failed— and N.Z. and EfiUter.J, .
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 204, 27 August 1918, Page 5
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