DECISIVE DEFEAT OF THE GERMANS
GREAT RESULTS MAY FOLLOW. <|Rec. May J3, 12.30 p.m.}' 4 LONDON, May 13. A correspondent &t Headquarters states that the' mere fact that Sir Douglas iHaig has established -himself in the ruins of Bullecourt, constitutes a decisive defeat- of the Germans, who sacrificed thousands -of lives in desperate and futile attempts to relieve the menace to this vitally important position. . The latest details of the battle show that Sir TJouglas Haig forestalled strong enemy counter-attacks and boldly launiKemj- -aod irresistibly, storming the village. . Fighting continues with every prospect of a great victory. /The fall of Bullecourt has practically isolated QueantT Sir "Douglas Haig's successes in Rouex ■Cemetery' and chemical works, two other tremendously strong- positions, are equally significant.
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Nelson Evening Mail, 14 May 1917, Page 5
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