WESTERN THEATRE
SIG-NXTICANCIp OP THE GERMAN GAIN. BOWSHAPED t.ttjt! STRAIGHTENED OUT. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, February 10. Received .February 10, 11.55 p.m. The significance of the German gain at La Folie is due to'the proximity of the enemy to the heights which dominate the plain to Lens''one of the unattained objects of the French offensive in September. There has been practically continuous fighting for three weeks, the Germans taking the offensive usually by means of extensive and heavily charged mines in front of the French lines. The explosions are followed by fierce struggles for the craters. Tlie Germans have thus been able to straighten out their front at several points, though the cost lias been heavy. German critics claim that the advance along the Arras-Lens road near Ncuville is most Important, shortening their line, which was hitherto bowshaped, and affording a better defensive position in case of an allied offensive.
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Southland Times, Issue 17654, 11 February 1916, Page 5
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