THE ENEMY SIDE.
CLAIMS AND ADMISSIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received August 27, 10.15 tun.) LONDON, August 26. A wireless Gorman official message states that strong English forces, led by tanks, advancing between Nettville and St Loger collapsed- Our posts at St Leger withdrew to the eastward of the village. Strong attacks initiated by numerous tanks against Bapaume collapsed. Wo threw back the enemy beyond Pozieres. The enemy six times stormed against the middle front east-: ward of Albert to the Somme, but wo threw them back to Lamboiselle and over the Albert Bray road. Our projecting lines here were withdrawn in the nighttime. Our night fliers on Saturday dropped seventy-five tons of bombs on f caraps'and railway stations. A German evening official report states that heavy attacks on both sides of Bapaume failed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12407, 27 August 1918, Page 5
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