BRITISH' CAPTURE TRENCHES ON YPRES FRONT.
.'. ENEMY'S,'SECOND.. LINE PENETRATED. GROUND GAINED BUT RELINQUISHED WEST OF LA BASSEE. (Received June 17. 6 p.iu,) London, June 16. Sir John French reports: "Yesterday evening we captured a mileof the enemy's first line of trenches east of . Festubert, west of La Bassee, but failed to hold them during the night against strong counter-attacks. . "We successfully attacked the German position north of Hoogo, east of Ypres, early on Wednesday. We occupied their first line of trenches on a front of 1000 yards, and also part of their second-line. A hundred and fifty-seven prisoners were counted up to. noon. A German counter-attack was repulsed with heavy loss."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15947, 18 June 1915, Page 7
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