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Show PRISONERS ARE M TAKEN ON SOMME London, SepL 15, 11:55 a. m. As a rl result of their offensive north of the Soramc, begun yesterday morning IH along the six-mile front and north of Combles to beyond the Pozleres- jH Bapaume road, the British hold in their entirety the villages of Cour-celette, Cour-celette, Martinpich and Flers, the war office announced this afternoon. The official statement follows: f "South of tho Ancre on the main battle front there has been no ma- torlal change. Four German field guns jjH were captured and a further 250 prls- H oners brought in. 11 "Two local counter attacks by the enemy were beaten off and wc hold IH the line gained yesterday, whicn now jjH runs 500 yards to the north of High uM wood and Includes the whole of the tM large villages of Courcclette, Martin-puich Martin-puich and Flers, each fully twice the size of Guillemont. |