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Western Front Battle Shifts as Germans Claim Gains
Across the northeast of Soissons and La Bassée experts describe renewed fighting with heavy French losses. German reports claim 4,000 to 5,000 French dead and 5,200 prisoners, plus fourteen cannons and six machine guns. British gains noted near La Bassée, while Russian offensives push in East Prussia and northern Poland amid harsh weather.
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