Germans Make Best of Bad Story.
Hec Sept 27, 9 20 pin
Amsterdam, Sept 2t A German copiinunique statics :— The Auglo-I- fench oft'eusive, for which they have prepared for mouths progressed without bringing the assailants appreciably nearer. Hiifcish warships attempted, without •success, to ha rasa us. The enemy at Presscctor suffered heavy losses and failed to achieve auy success. ■■'TUe"^u^ißy-~so-Tinr-^resF'arXirne"~Mc-': ceeded in repulsing one of our divisions near Loos from our advanced line.. Naturally wo suffered consider able losses iv men aud material of al ■kinds. Our counter- attacks are progressing favourably. We voluntarily evacuated the ruins of JSouchez, aud easily repulsed numerous other attacks with heavy enemy losses. A German division between llheim's and Argouue, north of Fertlies, was obliged to evacuate its advanced positions, which were ruined by a seventy hour uninterrupted bombardment, retiring three kilometres. Otherwise all the enemy attacks Id
break through were foiied
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6499, 28 September 1915, Page 3
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148Germans Make Best of Bad Story. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6499, 28 September 1915, Page 3
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