THRILLING STORY OF LENS
CLEVER TACTICS OUTWIT THE GERMANS ENEMY HARD HIT ON BAPAUME-CAMBRAI ROAD
. . s (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). . ' v '.'.-■_ . • , . Londonj ; April 15. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Early in the morning the enemy strongly attacked on. a six-miles .front astride the Bapaume-Oambrai road, tinder, coyer of a heavy bombardment, our new positions from Hermies to ftbreuil. The attack failed everywhere, except at 1/agnicourt, where the enemy obtained a foothold. After heavy fighting, our, counter-a/ttack regained the village, our artillery inflicting the heaviest losses on his retiring troops. ■ . . -' Wβ advanced the line eastward of Heninel, and progressed northward of the Souchez. River. Wβ''captured the defences eastward of Lievin from Riaumont Wood to-the east corner.of Cite-'St. Pierre, our troops pushing on to Lens. ■... . ' • ■ ■" ' . ■ '■ ' There has been heavy ram since early this morning.—&US.-N.55. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ■ •.'-. . ■ . ■ ''.'■' .
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 5
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