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Siege Preparations Near Lens Prompt Foreign News
Postscript from London reports Allied forces entrenching strongly in the Plain of Lens. French are fortifying lines and preparing for a siege, with pontoon and water-filled ditches to overflow the countryside. The front near Pont a Reede and Pont Oby is heavily manned as pioneers and troops concentrate for action.
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Pour A Sache
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