THE WESTERN THEATRE.
ELEVEN 'VITAL" POINTS
ALLIES CAPTURE.NINE
LONDON,. September SU
i " The Times/ 1 correspondent, at. the Headquarters of the General Staff, in France states that, a map was recently found-■■on a German officer, who was taken prisoner,, which indicated. 31 vital points that must be held while, one defender remained alive. " Nino.-of these are already in : Allied hands.- The remaining two are outside the scope; of the battle: for the ridge.
The captured positions arc. closely crowdod together; and so obscure the significance of each ,., says the correspondent. The whole ridge forms 6ne continuous cliaiiv.of'fortresses* protecting eacli other, and'so interlocked that their strength^ -is increased' a- tliousandMd- ■ ;
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3564, 26 September 1916, Page 5
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109THE WESTERN THEATRE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3564, 26 September 1916, Page 5
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