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warebsthoek and cleared buses en containing ennningly hidden guns, the Zombcky-Broodseinde Hond but the capture of the high positions, The New Zealander, took Given from Tower Hamlets to Polygons Stifel and the English, on their feft, Wood, threatens to outflank it continued the line of advance and

Supplementary details of the fight- reached the outskirts of Polecapelle.ing show that the British attack was

The first pojectives were gained.

so expected and shattering that on the whole front of attack, shortly the Germans mn, or were captured after the suit opened, and out in blocks, almost without fighting. advance against the final objectives The advancing British found the, was carried out in accordance with bewildered Prússins codding in the plan and was equally successiu! shallow tranches and shouldered The English took the villages of together, with bayonets fized for Besteland Noordemhoee and secured attack. Their officers and non-con- the high ground overlooking Bece-ini sinned officers, paralyzed by the lacre The Australians captured crusting barrage, handed over their Brooseinde and established them-revolvers and ordered home to lay selves well over the crest of the down their arms. In cases where a Ridge, five miles to the east of Ypres, rally was attempted after the int giving observation to the reast of Polecupelle church. The whole of Pau, they were broken with bomby

and bajonets. the objectives were captured before |

The fighting was more open than - mid day.

previously and the spell of the pull

The prisoners statements and the identifications of German units and boxes we obviously broken, the the numbers of German dead show Germans fearing these concrete blockhouses us death traps.. "The that the attack anticipated, by a few

minutes, an attack by five German ground was generally fairly easy to Divisions again our Front, from cross except the marshy valley at Strombek, on the British left, where Polygon Wood to Zonnebeke.

Our barrage descended on theating in the capture on number

the Tanks were

most useful in

enemy's assombling troops and bis of strong points. attack did not materialise. Out in. The Prussize Guarila predoininated fartre overwhelmed there cuping among the prisoners From our artillery fire.

DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.

Owing to the enemy's buses ni this area few counter. attacks have fet developed. Two were attempt ed, early in the afternoon, to the

LONDON, Oct., 6 east of Graverstatel, and were broken Renter's Correspondent at Head the north-east of Langemarck led quarters, telegraphing this morning, to the norb-east of Lingemarck ledua-

to severe fighting but it filed to The entire operation yesterby drive us out from the position gained went like clock work. In its safent

Later in the afternoon there were features

it was very

nilar to its the region three counter-attacks to the outb-recent prolecessors in east of Polygon Wood, but they were but while the resistance oz the Ger unsuccessful.

min troops was probably less dogged The enemy losses throughout on the whole, mainly owing to their the whole ighting were exceedingly prepared defends being fewer heavy, which was largely owing to enery artillery fire the Gmasual "izinmber of German Our troops experienced troups on the battle front as the

fire during the adva autsub of our attack.

! pill box' resistance Our ensualties were light and we

been half- extensive captured.

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