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【斃二月正年八十壹百九千叠英

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1978

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VELY TRY TO RETAKE

JERUSALEM.

SERIJUS DEFEAT OF, THE

SUBSTANTIAL BRITISH

ADVANCE

LONDON, Dec. 81. An official despatch from Fulestine

Wa occupied Beitit, the ancient name of which is Betbal-el-Balua, situated a mile to the north of Birch; Khelburj, to the west of El-Balus, and Janiah and Raskerker which are

HIX

x and sover miles respectively

north-west of Bireb.

IMPORTANT

ATTACK

Field-Marshal Sir

As the result of successful counter attacks we regained the more in- portant parts of the positions at Welsh Ridge taking some prisoners oad. machine guna: -

The enemy retains a portion of the front trench, near La Vacquere; to the south of Marcoing

We advanced our line, last night, a short distance astride the Ypres Staden railway

11.45 p.m.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:

his attacks on Welsh Ridge ca 1,200-yard Front

The operations on Friday and Saturday led to a serious, defent of the enemy The latter, on Thurs. The enemy, the morning, day, with German Desistance, deter minedly attempted to retake Jeu salem, and pressed his attacks with

His troops, on the southern portion vigour, continuing them from two in of the attack temporanly, with the the morning of Thursday, for 20assistance of liquid fire, entered a hours

trench, but our counter-attack drove

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counter-attacked the Turkish west thank and progressed for two-and-a- half miles, in very difficult country

-Sesing

The attack on the remainder of the Front was bepten up by our fire and completely repulsed.

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Ettack was spent, we made a general

Hoad tulvancing to the north and thome on their felt advancing to the cast, and drove back the enemy..

We gained seven miles of ground, securing to the north-west four strong positions between the enemy and Jerusalem, instead of one

The Turkish casualties were very heavy. The killed alone are esti: mated at 1,000 and 600 prisoners have been counted. Twenty machine

guns were also captured.TE

An official despatch from Palestine states.

4.55 pan. A German al message states We took portion of a trench, to the south of arcing

North of La Vacqueria, English counter-attacks recovered a part of the lost territory

We took 375 prisoners.

A German official message states; We extended our

the south of Marcqing.

THE ATTACK MADE IF I HAZE.

Losnow, Dec. 31 Reuters Corresponde

We have further advanced our line Headquarters, telegraph

to the north of Jerusalem..

*Between December 27 and 29 we took 750 prisoners and 1,000 enemy dead have been counted

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

X- SUCCESSFUL FRENOR ATTACK::

LONDON, Dec 81.

An Italian official message staten

sage that when the Germans attack ed between La Vacquerie, and Mar coing, it was so hazy with front that, it was difficult to see waves till they were close to the trenches

There was bitter hand-to-hand fighting on the right,

on the left to prompt was our counter- attack that the enemy only retained

of the day cu

After intense artillery preparation & small portion of his guinares on the Monte Tomba sector theDuring the co French stormed their ions be bombers drove out the tween Osteria di Monte Feners and several traverses and Marurizine:

considerable casualties,

They overeme a stubbom resist ance and established themselves firmly, taking 44 offici

1.884

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The

communi

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men prisoners and capturing 60 owing to the snow. machine-guns, seven cannon and feet deep in place other ma

There is no

The British and Italian batteries and Birthen co-op usted; ede

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON

A German offici There w

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the affair was

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good observ

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