BRITISH CAPTURES
GREAT NUMBER OF PRISONERS AND GUNS A VAST AREA OF TERRITORY (Rec. November 16, 8.35 p.m.) London, November 15. In the House of Commons, Mr. H. W. Forsfcer (Financial Secretary .to tho War Office) stated that'during'the war British armies on all fronts had taken 166,000 prisoners and pvor 800 guns, of which total 101,534 prisoners and 519 guns were taken on the West front. Since July 1 of last year British armies in all theatres had also conquered or reconquered 128,000 square miles of territory. With the Palestine returns still incomplete they had taken-30,197 prisoners and 186 guns.—Reuter. • ■
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 46, 17 November 1917, Page 7
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