BRITISH GAIN GROUND.
CAPTURE OF VILLAGES. '■ S , AIRMEN DO FINE WORK. •Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON, Aug. 20. -Sir Douglas Haig reports local righting on both banks of the Scarpe. We repulsed , attacks south of the river against posts which we established eastward of the enemy's former line. We advanced a short distance east of Famponx, after sharp lighting, m which we took prisoners. We also gained further ground astride the Lys, and also took Le Pinett, and 'and are eastward' of /Merville. : > We also : toolc\Vierhock. and X<a. Courorine, northward of ' Mervrfle. We repulsed a raid .north-east of Lncre. '"'■'<',.,-."> - ''"' : I i > ■ Early on the rnorning of'tbo 19th we 'successfully attacked Phalempin aerodrome, south "of Li11e. '•...' •.•'..--. v We dropped many, bombs from a low height, machine-gunnod, ground targets.; and hit .several ; aeroplane sheds, and started big 'fires.. !We drove,- off en.cmy machines which .attempted '-to'. interfere; AH our machines returned. We also bombed Bruges docks and the Oise rail; way and a numbei* of dumps; We brought 'down 14 aeroplanes and -drove down stven uncontrollable. Seven British machines are 'missing, ,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14689, 22 August 1918, Page 5
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182BRITISH GAIN GROUND. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14689, 22 August 1918, Page 5
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