FURTHER PROGRESS OF BRITISH.
REPORT OF HEAVY AIR FIGHTING.
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association
and Reuters. (Received June 26. 10.20 p.m.) LONDON, June 26
Sir Douglas Haig reports that we followed np yesternight’s success south-west of Lens and substantially progressed astride tlie Soucliez river oil a front of ly miles. We repulsed a raid south-east_ of Ypres. There was heavy air fighting yesterday] eleven of the enemy’s machines were downed and five of ours are missing. . A French communique says:—there is sustained reciprocal artillerying north of Laffaux Mill and the sectors of Craonne and Chevreux. twelve hundred shells have been thrown on Rheims.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4596, 27 June 1917, Page 5
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