ATTACK ON A FIVE-MILE FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14260, 15 November 1916, Page 5

ATTACK ON A FIVE-MILE FRONT.

ST. PIERRE DIVON CAPTURED

OVER 3300 PRISONERS TAKEN,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

(Received Nov. 14, 11.10 p.m.) London, Nov. 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports that, attacking astride the Ancre, we penetrated the defences on a front of five miles.

We captured the strongly fortified village of St. Pierre Divon.

. The attack was delivered before daylight and.in a thick mist.

The enemy's losses were severe. Already 3300 prisoners have been counted, and more are coming in. The fighting continues.'

The German line captured at Loos was exceptionally strong.