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Show Canadians Repel Attacks. CANADIAN H FAD QUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept. 16. Early today, after heavy preliminary bombardments with trench mortars and artillery, the Germans Ger-mans twice attempted to capture one of our outposts in the St. lAurcnt sector of Lens, but were driven off. A cons Id- ! e.rable quantity of gas was projected shortly before dawn Into the enemy's! cellars in Lens. The renewed activity of the enemy reveals re-veals a desire to regain the higher ground j on the west front of the city, so as to al- i levlate conditions that are well-nigh In- j tolerable. , So numerous were the cases of extraor- I dinary courage, resourcefulness or self -sacrifice, at the battle of Lens that il has been found necessary to recognize them by awarding an exceptional number of military medals. The corps orders yesterday yes-terday contained the names of almost ninety men from western Canada who were thus honored. |