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Show BERLIN REPORTS REPULSE OF THE . ALLIED FORCES BFRLTN. Sept. 23, via London, 4:40 p. m. North of the river Somme the battle between Anglo-French forces and troops commanded by Crown Prince Rnpprecht of Bavaria was resumed yesterday, yes-terday, says today's German official statement." The French attacked the Com bles-Kan court line and the British attempted to advance near Courcelette, but neither force, the statement adds, gained any success. The statement reads: 4 North of the Somme the battle was resumed. After a coniimiallv increasing artillery fire, the French attacked our 'Combles-Rancourt line. They achieved no success. Neither did the British who at- tempted to advance near -Courcelette. A supplementary report states that during the night of Thursday local attacks near Mouquette farm and Courcelette were repulsed. In aerial fighting north of the Somme we shot down eleven enemy machines. |