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Show bayonet dirt inoet of the work. The proportion pro-portion of dead to wounded and prisoners wa. Jarfje. What was left of entire companies com-panies threw up theft1 hands at the sight of the deadly execution by the zouaves." The general tmpreaston of wounded men brought from the field is that the affttlr of Perthes is only a beginning of the French effort. Parisians received news of the victory soberly. The newspapers issued unusually unusual-ly large editions and official bulletins were read from the stages of theaters last night, the orchestras playing the "Mar-sellaise." "Mar-sellaise." There were no other public demonstrations. A report was spread that many trains carrying wounded soldiers were arriving outside Paris, but later it was learned that these trains were filled wilh German Ger-man prisoners. . BRITISH ATTACK PROGRESSES hopes that our batteries were dominating the situation were transformed to certain conviction," says a wounded officer who took part In the battle. "The moment for the attack was set for dawn. When the charge was sounded whole battalions, reinforced by reserves, bounded forward. The rush was so impetuous that the Germans Ger-mans still alive and unwounded in the battered works seemed dazed and unable to resist. Thev were disarmed and pushed back for our reserves to pick up wliile the a (tanking line went on. "There was little or no musketry. The LONDON, Sept. 27, 11:20 p. ra. A British official communication made public tonight says: "Northwest of Hulluch we have repulsed re-pulsed a number of counter-attacks and inflicted heavv loss on the enemy. East of Loos our offensive is progressing. "Our captures now amount to 53 o-ficers o-ficers and men and 18 guns and 32 machine gTins. The enemy abandoned a considerable quantity of material, which has not yet been classified." |