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THE WAR

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail

THE GREAT

BATTLE.

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST

DISPATCH..

AN INTERESTING GERMAN ORDER.

LATE

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:

ENEMY'S OBJECT COMFLETELY DEFEATED.

LONDON, Dec. 1. Reuter's Correspondent, contiqu. Orlers and objective maps. p.: ing his dispatch of yesterday, says tured in various sectors of the Cam

By three o'clock in the afternoon brai battlefront enable the following. the enemy had been thrown right account to be gisan of the battle back out of the village of Genzeau-which commenced yesterday morn court: We again took possession of ing and is still progressing.

the higher ground and the railway. which are really important.

The fighting is still progressing We fought our way back through Gauche Wood to the very outskirts. of Gorinelieu,

The enemy's interition deliver simultaneous encircling, attack with large numbers of Divi sions and drive us out of the posi tions we gained on November 20

·General von der Marwitz," ens Adesperate enemy effort to retake Bourlon Wood, which our airmen issued on November 20 the follow- manding the Second German Army,

one time, reported was hard pressed, was finally broken up, with heavy chem lesses from our intense artil lery concentration.

At one time yesterday it looked as if the enemy was going to inflict. a serious reversa upon us, but thanks to the extraordinary gallantry of the troops and the dogged tenacity with which they opposed the great odds, the query success was very largely. neutralised

ing order:

the fight countless Tanks on The English by throwing into November 20 gained victory near Cambrai The intention was. to break through. They did not succeed, thanks to the brillant resistance of the troops put into the line to check the advance. We are now going to turn their in- bryoric victory into a defeat by an encircling counter-attack.""

The weather remains fine and the Owing to the magnificent defence visibility is good

and stubborn resistance of our troops the enemy' object was completely

THE WORK OF THE AVIATORS IN defeated.

THE FIGHT.

Lasbos, Dec. 2 Field-Marahan Sir Douglas Haig: reporting on the aviation, states

The clouds wars of a height of 2,000 feet yesterday, but our neto planes continuously co-operated with pther uns in the counter-attacks, to the south west of Cambrai.

Our artillery machines reported over 200 enemy batteries.

Our bombingmachines dropped över 200 bombs on troops and trans- port in the villages to the rear of the battle frout, and the scouting machines fired over 15,000 machine gua rounds en troops and transport moving behind the fighting area.

The enemy advanced in mates from Stendhulle to a point two kilo metres westward of Moeuvres, endea couring to break through by weight of burbers

From Munieres northward our Positions are intact. Artillery, rifle and machine-gun fire inflicted the severest losses on the enemy. Where be temporarily Broke through, he was caught by point-blank fire of the field artillery and driven back by immediate counter-attacks.

The enemy forced hia way to our lines on a considerable front.southe ward of Crevecoeur, capturing a number of prisoners and reaching our gun-position in places.

The air fighting was very severe

Our reserves counter-attacked and

and resulted greatly in our favour.

recaptured a great part of the ground, Fifteen hostile machines were and to-day retook Gonnelu and St, brought down and three were driven Quentin Spur, to the south of down. Seven of our machines are inissing.

NINE ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED

reports:

LONDOS, Dec. 2.

Gomieliu.

We took several hundred prisoners. inthese operations and K&ITY" machine-guns and inflicted heavy lonses.

The enemy in the afternoon re- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig peated his attacks in the neighbour- hood of Masaieres, Marcoing, Fou- The enemy delivered nine separate taine, Bourion and Moe tre. Pre- attacks in the neighbourhood of sent reports show that he has been Osnieres.We best of all the at completely repulsed. tack. inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.

"A MONTH'S CAPTURES.

Some detachments of the German

We took in November 11.55

infantry, in the fast attacks, gained prisoners, including 214 officers, 188 a foothold in the village of Les guna, including 40 heavy guns, 303 Ruesvertes, on the west bank of the machine-guns, 64 tranch Canal de-les-Caut, but our counter-well se great quantities attack drove them out.

ing stores, mmunition and material.

We repulsed raiders in the neigh- bourhood of Avian and to the south of Armentieres.

GERMAN" REPORT,

LONE

A German official mes Strong

ON THE

GERMIN REPORTAZ

A German cfficial messag There was most viole activity throughout the

West: