NEW ALLIED BLOW
ON THE YPBES FRONT
ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED,
(ADI. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND REDTBR.)
(Received August 17, 3 p.m.) LONDON, 16th August
Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Allies, at 4.45 this "morning, again aittacked on a wide front east and north of Ypres, Heavy fighting resulted, and wo are making progress at all points in spite of the enemy's stubborn resistance.
We repulsed three more counterattacks last night against our new positions on the Lens bafctlefront. Our artillery broke up a concentration near Cite St.' Auguste.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 8
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