OFFICIAL REPORTS
PROGRESS ON BRITISH
FRONT
GAINS IN FLANDERS AND
SQMME AREAS
(ADS AND N\Z. CABLE ASSN. AND EEDTEK.)
LONDON, 17th August.
Sir Douglas Haig reports : We repulsed a strong counter-attack against our new positions at Damery, inflicting great-loss, and capturing 250 prisoners and many machine-guns. Our advanced troops on 16th August, in co-operation with the French, made substantial progress in the direction of Fresnoy-les-Royo and Fransart, and took prisoners.
A later report states: We have made progress north of the Roye road and north of the Anere. We also made progress in the neighbourhood of Vieux Berquin, after sharp patrol fighting. A few prisoners were captured here, and in the neighbourhood of Merris. There is considerable hostile' artillery firing at Mont Rouge, Scherpenberg, and Zillebeke Lake.
LONDON, 18th August, 0.30 a.m. Sir Douglass llaig reports: Our line northward of Proyart has been advanced slightly. Progress has-been .made -on a
front of nearly a mile'northward of Lihons. Enemy attacks on posts in the Scherpenbei-g sector and a raid in the neighbour of Locre were repulsed.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 43, 19 August 1918, Page 7
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