BRITISH SUCCESS AT LENS

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 154, 2 July 1917, Page 4

BRITISH SUCCESS AT LENS

IMPORTANT POSITIONS CAP-

TURED

(Au_v and N.ZvAssn. pid II outer.) , (Received July 1, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 30. . •Mr. Douglas - Haig reports: Addi-. tional information confirm* our success in the neighborhood of Lens. We made an important advance on a front of four miles and over a mile in depth. We capturedv a series of strong defensive systems on both banks of the Souchez River, covering Lens. We gained the whole of our objectives and infljeted considerable casualties. Our losses were slight., The enemy's positions were of great strength arid tactical and strategicimportance. . They are now in our ft hands.

We repulsed raiders north of the Gouzeaucouft front,