SUCCESSFUL STUBBORN FIGHTING

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13818, 7 October 1918, Page 3

SUCCESSFUL STUBBORN FIGHTING

LONDON, October t 6. I Sir Douglas jff aj^ reports: There was stubborn, fighting 1 all day at ' Mont Breha.in aaid Beaurovoir. fl'av- ! ing captured the former early iv . the moraniig with 00© prisoners,, the Australians wero severely counter I attaclkcd. Tlit, enemy throughout the remainder of the day. repeatedly attempted 'with reserves to regain '•■■ the village. All attempts; were re- l pulsed and the -flnemy suffered , heavy losses, British tanks doing ! great execution. The village remains „in'our possession:. ■ . _ j Beaurovoir was fiercely disputed, J and i^miained long doubtful. Tho .enemy was strongly reinforced, and j spared "no effort 1o retain the vil- • lag©. After progressing, in. the day- , time by hard fighting, the* English iiiii the e-v^aiing re attacked. and carried the village,- establishing 1 the line firmly eastward, northeastwaird. and nlorth of Beaurevair. > We took possession of Aubeoheul-Aux-Bois, 'and established ourselves j on, higih ground northwards towards ! Lesdins. The 1 p'isoneffis taken were over a thousand yesterday horthward of St. Qluen.tin. A. and N.Zy and Reuter.