Haig Holds Huns.
BIG ATTACKS SMASHED
NO ADVANCE anywhere
Received this day, 10.15 a.m. London, April 19, 10.15 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed the liostile attacks which we reported to _be in progress yesterday morning southward of Kemmel. Our artillery and machine-gun fire broke up attacks in the evening in tiltsame locality. The night was comparatively quiet on the whole British front save for reciprocal artillerying in the battle sector. Regiments from six _ German divisions participated m the unsuccessful attacks yesterday in the Givenchy-St. Vinant sector. The fighting at Givencliy as elsewhere ended in the complete repulse of the enemy who after determined and most costly assaults only secured a limited iooting m one or two posts in our more advanced defences. Our artillery inflicted heavy casualties before the attacks opened and the enemy losses in the day's fighting were enually severe. Tn the fine weather yesterday there was much aerial actively and heavy air-fighting. We carried out several long distance rec.onnaisances.
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 April 1918, Page 3
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