DESPERATE STRUGGLE AT HILL' 70.
LONDON, August 17.
Heavy night fighting develojsd on the outskirts of Lens, the Pavarians charging and counter-charging against the Canadians, madly and vainly making an effort to re-take Hill VU. Eventually, the Prussian Guards, aiding the Bavarians, attacked the centre of the new Lens battle front, but tell back under our artillery and machine-gun, fire.
Fresh troops then came up the eastern slopes of Hill 70, forcing the Canadian posts back on the left to yesterday morning's line, but the Canadians scon drove them out in confusion, reestablishing the positions westward of Cite St. August, and repulsing counterattacks. 'Die Germans left a considerable number of guns stuck in the mud. LONDON, August 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The enemy twice counter-attacked o restored positions. We repulsed furl -sunterattack. There is great recij. artillery activity eastward oi Yprc. v
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17066, 20 August 1917, Page 3
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