SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY BRITISH AND FRENCH INFANTRY
j LINE CARRIED FORWARD TOWARDS THE PERONNE ROAD BRITISH CAPTURE It SARS AND ADJOINING GROUND. FRENCH SECURE THE CREST OF THE SAILLY RIDGE. By telegraph— Association—Crpyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable. (Received 11.15 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 8. Sir Douglas Haig reports: " Co-operating with the French, we attacked from the Albert-Bapaume road to Lesboeufs. Our line between Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs has been advanced 600 yds to • 1000 yds. " We captured the village of Le Sars, and made progress eastward ■ and westward of the village. "Our aircraft greatly assisted the operations." ReuUr. (Received 11.5 p.m.) PARIS. Oct. 8. A communique states: "North of the Somme our infantry, in conjunction with the British, attacked from Morval to Bouchavesnes. We carried our line forward 1300 yds north-east of Morval. " The new French line crowns the western slopes of the SaillySaillisel ridge, the whole of the Bapaume-Peronne road to a point 220 yds from Sailly, thence over Hill 130 to south of Bouchavesnes. " A great gathering of enemy troops north of Saillisei was caught by the concentrated fire of our batteries. " Violent artillery duels continue."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16355, 9 October 1916, Page 7
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