GERMAN REPORT.
A GERMAN REPORT.
f “REUTER’s” TELEGRAM.]
fADMinALTT- —PER WIRELESS PRESS.]
LONDON, Aug. 18. Gorman official: Tho second day tho Flanders Battle was decided in our \ favour. The Anglo-French troops yes-" terday morning attacked on a front of thirty kilometres from the Yser to the Lys. They over-ran our advanced posts at the Yser Canal near rachten and captured ground northward and eastward of Bixschoote. They penetrated near Langemarck and advanced as far as Pooleapelle. We recaptured Langemarck and other positions. The enemy also penetrated near St. Julicn and at numerous points southward as far as Wameton. We regained the positions lost near Loos. . We took prisoner 600 men at C-aurieres Wood. We shot down sixteen aeroplanes.
GERMAN ADMISSION.
TADMIRALTY PER WIRELESS PRESS.]
LONDON, Aug. 18,
German offiqial: There is an increased artillery duel on the coast north-eastward of Ypres. The enemy launched this afternoon a strong surprise local attack astride the BoesingheStaden railway with the result that we lost Langemarck after severe fighting. We occupy the flat land in front of.the village. We brought down twenty-six aeroplanes.
STATEMENTS CORRECTED.
Router’s Telegrams.
LONDON, Aug. 17. The Press Bureau states: To-days’s German official message contains a* series of mis-statements. It as untrue that we attacked between the YpresMenin Road and the Lys' River, the former being on our right flank. The enemy did not attempt to recover Langemarck. A British staff officer from Langemarck at 6 o’clock this evening reported that we hold Langemarck, also a considerable length of the German position 800 yards northward. The enemy’s Communique reference to Poelcapolle is obviously intended to convey the impression that the British to reach an imaginary distant objectives. It is sufficient to state that the British gained all their objectives rjorthward of Lens on Wednesday and northward .of St. Julien on Thursday. . The statement that four Canadian divisions attacked on V ednesday is an exaggeration
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1917, Page 2
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