RENEWED DRIVE ON SIX-MILE FRONT
BRITISH EVERYWHERE SUCCESSFUL
MORVAL AND LESBOEUFS CAPTURED
(By Telegraph.—United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian-New Zealand Cable Association.) \ LONDON, 26th September. Sil' Douglas Haig reports : To-day we have everywhere been successful. Wo stormed the German positions on a six-mile. front* between Combles and Martinpuich to a depth of more than a mile, and captured the stronglyfortified villages of Morval and thus practically severing all communications with Combles. The enemy's losses were heavy. Morval stands on the heights northward of Combles, and with its subterranean quarries, trenches, and wire entanglements constituted a formidable fortress. The possession of Morval and Lesboeufs is of considerable military importance. Many prisoners, machine guns, and other material were taken. Our losses in relation to results have hitherto been comparatively small. Six of the enemy's aeroplanes were destroyed on Sunday, and three brought down in a damaged condition. Three of ours are missing.
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Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 76, 27 September 1916, Page 7
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148RENEWED DRIVE ON SIX-MILE FRONT Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 76, 27 September 1916, Page 7
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