HINDENBURG'S LINE.
A VERY REAL THING. Received' April 25, 11.25 p.m. London, April 25. Mr. Philip Gibbs writes: Hindenburg's line is not a German myth but a very real thing, running through Drocourt and Queant. Its defences are not yet finished, but armies of forced labor, including French civilians and Russian prisoners, are working day and night upon general staff has ordered the Germans to hold the forward positions to the death to enable the completion of the work. Fresh troops were rushed up on Monday to relieve the battalions already broken in the British attacks. The reinforcements in some .cai-'es were flung back, and our line regained their ground. Aftc. the Scotchmen took Geinappe enemy .uiiiforcements retook it in the evening, but a second Scottish attack recaptured it with many German prisoners.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1917, Page 5
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133HINDENBURG'S LINE. Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1917, Page 5
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