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BRITISH CAPTURE TWO MORE VILLAGESGermans Lose Ground In Region of Aras,London, March 29.—While In the Arras region the British cavalry pressed their advantage, capturing the villages of Villers-Faucon and Saul-court, north of Rolsol and also to th’ north of this region taking terrain from the Germans at two points 011 the Boignes-I^agnicourt road and south and west from Croiselles, the French were repulsing with sanguinary losses a German attack near Maison De-Champagne. The French official re port says that the Germans gained French flrat-line trenches after a fierce artillery duel. Later in the day: the report says, the Germans were forced to give up the ground.Summarizing the progress of the nritiah forceB in the last twenty-foui hours the Reuter correspondent at British headquarters in France men tions the capture of the villages ol Guyencourt and Villers-Faucon, and says:“Taking the line between Longa venes and Equancourt, as represent fng our progress, this means that we pushed forward about 2,000 yards This does not mean, however, an ad vance of the whole British line. In the present phase there is no continu out front line, but rather a succes slon of posts and patrols all in touch with each other, Uut varying their po^ sltlons from time to time as opportunity offers for pushing on.“Equancourt was captured by s single squadron of cavalry. Its gam son continued to fire until the front rank of our horsemen, in wide open or der, with lances lowered, were within 700 yards of Its outskirts. The Ger mans then bolted, flinging away their arms and all incumberances.“A similar Btampede occurred a! T-ongavesnes. But In Vlllers-Faucn the enemy made a stand. Lierlemont was entered without opposition.'
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Bloomfield News
Bloomfield, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 29, 1917
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