HARASSING THE ENEMY.
CAPTURE OF DOMINATING HIGH . F GROUND.
(Australian and N.#] Cable Association)
LONDON, July 15.. The. Morning Post states :— - : The French advance m the Louvrel sector is a ■ supplement to the brilliant Australian action at Hamel. Both forc9tl tho enemy froiht dominating' high ground. position at Amiens is now decide ecHy stronger than it was ten days ago. The French have acquired elevations vrhich control long reaches of the valley of the Avre, which" deprive the Germans of direct observation intQ Amiens, nine miles distant. ' *'Tho ground taken at Hamel achieved similar results. :
We also continue to reach put northtVard. „
Tho Australians on tho Merris sector absolutely dominate No Man's Land, and tho unhappy Germans dare not show their heads. The baiting of the <$ueniy ' goes on daily, and largo numi bers have been , killed. The British artillery is ceaselessly harassing tho German linos of communication.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14658, 16 July 1918, Page 5
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HARASSING THE ENEMY.
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14658, 16 July 1918, Page 5
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