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British Armies Hold Ypres As Germans Rampage
Reports from northern France describe German 17 inch siege guns battering Ypres and the Yser front as fires spread through Belgian farms. Canadians defend Hill 60 and the line northeast of Ypres while Allied officers condemn German asphyxiating gas and praise Canadian troops for their discipline under fire.
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