TAKING OF LABASSEE
Essential for Allies.
London, Jan 3
A Paris message says the taking of Labassee, where two German army corps are quartered, surrounded by exceptionally strong earthworks, is regarded as essential ia auy concrete forward move ip order to protect communications of the allied forces, who look upon it as one of the hardest problems they have to solve
Germans Claim Success Amsterdam, Jan ;J
A German communique states —
We repulsed an attack north west of Saint Meuholdj inllicting heavy French losses
We captured Baryagazoll, taking a thousond prisoners and six machine guns. Subsequently we repulsed three night cetinter attacks
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 6274, 4 January 1915, Page 3
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102TAKING OF LABASSEE Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 6274, 4 January 1915, Page 3
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