RAIDS AND PATROL WORK
BRITISH AERIAL SUCCESSES
(AOSTRALIAN-NEW--ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND REUTER.)
LONDON, 25th September,
Sir Douglas Haig reports : Under cover of a bombardment, two raids in the neighbourhood of Monchy le Preux and a third south of the Arras-Douai railway were attempted, but were repulsed. The enemy, left a number of dead. Another party made a raid west of La Bassee, without result. Our patrols were active, and a number of prisoners were brought in. Our aeroplanes were successful yesterday in dropping bombs on billets, hutments, and aerodromes. Fifteen German machines were brought down. Three of ours are missing. (Received September 26, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 25th September. Sir Douglas Haig reports : We made a successful raid eastward of Epehy. !An attempt to rush one of our forward posjs north-east of (Lens was lepulsed. The enemy's artillery is active east and north of Ypres.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 75, 26 September 1917, Page 7
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144RAIDS AND PATROL WORK Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 75, 26 September 1917, Page 7
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