WESTERN ATTACK.
FIERCE AND BLOODY ENCOUNTERS. CANADIANS AVAILED BY STRONG - .o~ . FORCES. . LENS A "TOM P. CITY OF ABOMINA- .. s.. IlUN.'' Received Aug. 20, 5.5 p.m. ~ ' London. \ii". 25. Mr. Philip Cibbs, describing the Canadians' wonderful fighting awiiiK I fy at, J.,-.,-. states t„i,t'mx i; ■■,!-. Divisions attacked them and hav vn shattered. Portions of other <!i ,-,ns have iil s -) )),.,,„ engaged. The l.'cniians used over fifty batli'.'lbns. Their losses, arc. estimated at between 12,000 and 15,00.). After ten days' furious attack and counter-attack, tile Canadians seized Green Cra-5j,.,-. -pi,,, (. m , ;n .,- ( . : , n , ( , j„ stn-ngth and thnist tleun from the crest, but tlie Canadians are still lighting on ' the western side. Tin; lighting consists of n ,i uninterrupted series of tierce nad hloodv encounters above ;;nd below ground fur vedoubts. emplacement-, houses, and slag heaps, being mostly hand to hand, with every weapon. The shell fire is indescribable. The men coming out of the inferno seem to be striek"!i with nightmare. i Lens has liworac a Prussian tomb city of abomination. FALL OF LENS INEVITABLE. GERMANS ORDERED TO HOLD IT AT ANY COST. Paris, Aujnisf; 94. The cowespondrnf of Jr. red. Pari- j sien says tliat the Germans have been 1 ordered to hold Lens at all costs. New troops are arriving. German headquarters fear its fall will wen hen the army's mcrsl, but it-, fall is inevitable. HEAVY GERMAN BOMBARDMENT. BRITISH LINE ADVANCED. Received Aug. 20. 11 50 p.m. London, Aug. '2O. Sir Do:e r las Hairr r ,, ;inr (s : The enemy lieaviiy bombarded positions south-east of Epehv and attack.-.1 Guillomont farm on both ilnnkf. We recaptured a portion of the trenches north-east of the farm. We ave ~ti;| in pow-es-ion of the farm. IVe advan-e.l our line slightly on the Uorth-ea.=i of Lens. FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. Received Aug. 20. 5:5 p.m. " '. London, Aug. 25. Sir Douglas Ihtig report-: Fresh enemy troops < omiter-aita-eked our positions in the neighborhood of the YpresMenm Load. Repeated assaults forced ba k n v - advanced troops. Ficrc fighting at Inverness copse and Oloneorse wood ciminues. Our artillery dispersed concentra<ions in this area. The enemy's lo=sc; wen- heavy. \V • advanced slightly south-east of St. luiion any captured a length of German trench westward of Lens, also ,n enemy post in the neighborhood of Lnmhartzyde, securing prisoners. The artillery is active. A French communique slates that in ; the Champagne .here is a rather lively ariil'nn due! in the region of the Teton ■ Verdun front, 110-tile artillerv bombarded our new first line, especially north of rii.ll 301, between Sar'ogncux end tb° Chaiubrettes faun. t A GERMAN CLAIM. ?l TANKS DESTROYED Received Aug. 25, 5.5 pjn. London, Aug. 24. A wireless fierman official says: We recaptured trenches southward 'of the jnres-Irenin road, and destroved 21 tanlison Wednesday We repulsed the Clinicians ml, O wen; attempting to enter I .;•>». I 'her" jc intense urttlkryii'p on both jr.kle- of the Mouse. We ••'vaciuilul Hill I Our troops have reached the A a rive, i"-i ('■<■ La-). f r „„(, ;u: ,i v OUU , pi ares „„ ti'e -etisi \v,j repulsed attacks near the eovtja and Valley. GERMAN TREACHERY. A BERNSTORPF'S TREACHERY. ParK August 24. Li X'oYi Parhien slates that Count firm- ■',, r.-.torlV. a nephew of the Am. ha-.a.i'.'i--. vas taken prisoner at MorJ Pontine il- representee' himself as « soldier >" the Foreign Legion, claiming cenriecafion on the ground that he wa» a Catholic. Count Ernest was ordoroj to walk m from, when lie signalled to concealed Germans, w j. o opened fire, but he paid dearly for his treachery. THE VERDUN BATTLE. ENEMY FORCES INADEQUATE. GENERAL PERSHING PRESENT. Received Aug. 20. 5.5 p.m. London. Aug. 25. Mr. Warner Allen states that, the Verdun battle re eals material evidence that the enemy forces are becoming inaehqnate to maintain the existing line. "In one tunnel at Mort llomnie («of.» prisoners were taken." One di\i.-.ion lost 2500 prisoners, 'j'his division must ho regarded as »iped out. General Pershing watched the assault.
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