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FIERCE FIGHTING SOUTH OF THE SOUCHEZ RIVER. ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES. I Ihe following dispatches from Sir Douglas Haig have uoiii issued by the Press Rumau.- Sunday, 10.40 a.m. The enemy's positions south of the Souchez River wcie attacked by our troops last night. Good progress lias already been made on the front attacked, and a number of pri- soners have been captured. by us. In the course of the night the enemy at- tested our line of advanced posts south- Vest of Cherisy, and at first made some progress. Our counter-attack regained the whole of the ground lost, with the exception of one poet, which still remains in the enepiy's hands. Successful raids were carried out by us last night south of Ypres, in which we cap- tur e nineteen prisoners. Hostile artilk'ry was again active last llighi- in the neighbourhood of Bullecourt. TEN GERMAN AEROPLANES DOWN. Sunday, 9.17 p.m. fjfcrce fighting has taken place through- out the day with varying fortunes south of theJSouckez River. The enemy, who lost heavily in our first attack, subsequently delivered a number of violent counter-attacks with considerable forces, in the faco of which our troops have been unable to maintain the progress made this morning. We have taken ninety-two ¡ prisoners in these operations. We took a fe-.r pri?ouers early this morn- ing as a result cf patrol encounters east of Larentic. A further sixteen prmonera were captured by us this afternoon in a successful raid south of Wytscliaete. Activity in the air continued yesterday. Four German aeroplanes were brought down in air fighting, and five others were driven own out of control. Another German ma- rine was driven down by our anti-aircraft I guns* Four of our aeroplanes are missing. XIOST POST RE-TAKEN. Monday, 11.50 a.m. The post south-west of Cherisy, referred to in the communique of yesterday morning, which remained in the enemy's hands at the conclusion of the fighting in that neighbour- hood on the night of the 2nd-3rd instant, via,s recaptured by our troops last night. Hostile raids were repulsed dunng the night south-west of La Bassee and in the neighbourhood of Neuve Chapelle. The enemy's trenches were entered by us east of Vermelles. ENEMY TRAINS BOMBED. Monday, 8.35 p.m. Successful raids were carried out by us during the day north of Armentieres and south of Wytschaete. In addition to other casualties inflicted on the enemy we cap- tured thirty-seven prisoners, including one officer. Our own and the enemy's artillery have shown cocsiderable activity during the day south of Gouzeaucourt, in the neighbour- hood of tfcp Vimy Ridge, and in the Ypres sector. In the course of bombing raids on the night of the 2nd-3rd instant our aeroplanes obtained hits upon four enemy trains, one of which was completely destroyed. In air fighting six German aeroplanes were brought down, and one other hostile machine was driven down out of control. Four of our aeroplanes failed to return. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. Tuesday, 11.15 a.m. Hostile raiding parties were driven off last night south-east of Lens and south of Armen- tieres. A number of enemy's dead wore left in front of our lines. Successful raids, in which we captured seve- ral prisoners, were carried out by us during the night south and east of Ypres. Tuesday, 9.20 p.m. We gained ground slightly during the night south of the Souchez River. The electric power station in the neighbour- hood, for the possession of which fierce fight- ing took place on the 3rd inst., is now in our hands. A successful raid was carried out by our troops to-day south of Ypres, in which we cap- tured seventy-five prisoners, including an officer. There was great activity in the air again this day, and bombing was continued by day and night with good results. Twelve German aeroplanes were brought down in air fighting, one of which fell within our lines, and six other hostile machines were driven down out of control. Five of our aero- planes are missing.

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