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THE GREAT BATTLE.

ENTERING UPON A CRITICAL PHASE.

(Reuter's Service to the Chinat

OFFICIAL REPORTS. LOCAL ATTACK AT KEMMEL

REPULSED...

Lordox, May M, 10 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Huig, reports:-

We drove off a night riding party in the neighbourhood of Beaumont Hamel

The French completely repulsed logul attiek northward of Kémusel,

FRENCH EVACUATE SOISSONS

VIOLENT BATTLE RAGING.

ENEMY USE TANKS IN GREATER

NUMBER.

OCR MEN SUBMERGED UNDER

24-1 (EBÀIAN NUMBERS

LONDON MI

10 p.m... Reuters Correspondent at Frenet Headquarters, telegraphing the ever- far regarding the role of the Britist Divisions during the first two days of the Agnès-Melting, says

We had four-Divisions, which beld the front home: Crohne to Bert court. On the right the Treaty First Division made a lison with w French Division. Ohr left, consist- ing of the Fiftieth Territorial Divi

Losnos, May 29,sion, was fn, tunch with the French

bokling Chemin-des-Darney. 11.80 nimi/

A French 'communiqué states

The weight of the German attack

The battle assumed a particulate on our second line fell on the Fiftieth violent character on our left wing in Division, which bad the worst of the the region of Soissons..

bombardment and sustained tim

We evacuated the town, but we heaviest part of the German infantry holl the exits.

stuck. The troops here It magni-

The battle is continuing west und ficently and held unt the men south-east of Soissons on the were drowned under the German phitraux between Belleu, Septoonts,utubers. Abries and Chacrise.

In the centre, while we

gave

The same fate overtook the Frencis Division on the erest qu the right,

ground under pressure in the region and a retirement to the second line of Loupergne to the north of Fervus inevitable. A gallant attempt Frenttardenois, the French and British of the Fiftieth Division to re-captums Craonnes. SUN. defeated, chiefly troops further east, zucceeded nutting their positions on the through the machine gor, Kring of the line of Breuiaelet Savigny and Genuan Tanks attacking the rigi Tilloy,

fook.

On the right our troops covering The enemy used Tanks in greater Theirus fell back behind the Aisne number than he has ever done Caiul to the north-west of the town

HOW SOISSONS WAS

EVACUATED. ·

4.20 p.

before. Finally, the Fiftieth Divi- sion was, obliged to fall back fri general retrant to the river, keeping hi touch with the French on the Heft. On the right sector our Twenty- During the night the German First and the French Divisions stood drive, supported by the arrival of the assaink like rocks, the German- fresh Divisions, increased notably on fattacking in the propertion of qule. the two wings in the direction of two to one, but they made no po-

gress. Soissons and Rheins)

It was along Chemin-des-Didier On the left we retired, fight where the density of the attacic whe ing foot by, foot, to the outskirts greater, that the British and French rest of Solazon, where the battle e sus submerged. The Twenty- continues bitterly.

First und French Divisions, after beuting of a fantastic number of GERMANS CLAIM 20.000 PRISONERS, attacks, held last night almost in

Lossos, May 20, 20.45 pm

tegrally the ground on which the battle was begun. Battalions of eur Twenty-Fifth-Division were sent to support them. The units of this A theman coinmuniqué now claims Division are now fighting with the

Franch in close amalgamation."

GERMANS YEXED AT AMERICAN-

8. totú of 25,000 prisoners.

PEESS CORRESPONDENTS' REPORTS.

THE ENEMY'S NEW TACTICS.

FREPARATIONS CONCEALED FROM GERMAN ARMY.

LONDON, May 20

-SUCCESS.

HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED OK ENEMY.

Lospon, May 23,

3.80 p.m.

Reuter Correspondent at British

The American Correspondent with Headquarters, telegraphing to-day- the French Armies Buys. The Ger sayA **-.-.-.

man efforts to conceal their prepara. The front from Lotro to Voor tions of attack on the Aisne were socle remains pretty quiet unprecedented Troops were brought Germans_pre apparently ver

...

up for the attack and were told that at the American success at Crätigung were merely going to relieve the und have opened a tremendous bom

thus new. positio first-line troops and only learner of bundment upon th the attack on Sunday night? Thà The enemy counter atteck was THE firmaba did not increase their sup by the Allie gunners,

plied of munition and did not hurricane of fire that waves in miser erect single hospital or aviat on were stopped dead and thrown back camp which might indicute their with heavy loRMES. intention to attack, and even avoided taking the paths which might attruct

"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL" attention: The enemy, moreover,

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for several days prior to the attack actually allowed the French aero- planes to By over their lines us hindered in order not Huspicion.

NOW

AMERICANS HOLD ALL GROUND

WON

LOS

May

the

Beuters Correspon Lan cun Heen

French Front: says:-

Three enemy counte re-take the lost tetran completely broke down American artillo, and, the heroes Pain of our anfuntry h

"hold" kll” the ground on