BRAVO, CANADIANS!
ANOTHER GREAT ADVANCE.
FAMOUS HILL 70 CAPTURED.
MILE ADVANCE ON TWO=MILE
FRONT.
GERMANS SUFFER HEAVILY.
(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn. & Reuter.)
Received August 17, 12.10 a.m.
LONDON August 16
Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Canadians, to the southward and eastward of Loos, on a front of two miles, carried tLe formidable defences of Hill 70, whi6h, since September 1915, when it resisted our attacks, has been strengthened" by every device. After storming the first trench system the whole front advanced as far as the western defences of Cite St. Auguste, penetrating to a depth of a mile. We took possession of Cite St. Elizaveta Cite St. Emille, Cite St. "Laurent, Bosrase and the weser nhalf of Bois Hugo. We captured all our objectives. Our casualties were slight.
We repulsed five counter-attacks, one being by the Prussian Guards. The enemy's losses were heavy. We completely repulsed an attack in the neighbourhood of PilkemLangemarck road.
We brought down nine German aeroplanes and drove v down five. Seven of ours are missing, two of which were overtaken by a violent storm. ■
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17064, 17 August 1917, Page 5
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