In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 24, 26 August 1916, Page 5

In the West

ADVANCE.**

, -ibxr<a : O'tujpjq ■ ■ -i/'nla. ad ol’Ttt 1 1 TV-Vi’ . ! '>H: •• • ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS.

London, August 25 (5 p.m.) General Haig reports: -Our right joined up with the French in hand fighting on and northernedges of Mville Wood, and have now advanced several hundred yards on each side of the Longueval-Flers road, making prisoners of 187, before eight o’clock in the morning. The length of the enemy’s trench captured south of Thiepval yesterday the Leipzig saliOfficial report states: the Germans- vjo!en%;f 0^%%-ft^ac ket, » but were lines against our artiljerjf v jatnd r machine-guns, suffering heayy losses. , A German attack on Fleury completely failed.

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tillery was active at tlio Thiauniont work; Our fire completely checked an attempt against Fleury.

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