GERMANS RETREAT FROM ANCRE
TO PREVENT A DISASTER.
FRENCH USE NEW GAS SHELLS
fBEUTEB'S TELEQEAM.I
Received this dav at 11 a.m. PARIS, February 27
Le Journal's correspondent at Britijs.li headquarters says: The explanation of the apparent mystery of the retreat from Ancre is simple. The Germans have fallen back to escape an overwhelming disaster. The victory was "particularly due to the terrific efficacy of the new gati shells:. Tlie new inventions have reached a point where it is possible to kill at a long distance with marvellous success.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1917, Page 5
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