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Show OFFICER WRITES I OF LATE BATTLES I London, April 20, 8:26 p m. -In the ?, semi-weekly narrative, written by an WJ officer at the headquarters of the Er British army In France, under date of t- April 19. and given out today by the 1L official press bureau, the writer re- 1': ports the capture by the British of a K. German position on a hill to the west jffs oi" Zwartelene. Both belligerents lost man men He also reports lncrea;- Ri ed activity among the heavler-than-air Er. services and says that four German K: aeroplanes were brought to earth W within three days. The officer's ac- lr count says fci "The improvement In the weather BL since the last report resulted in an increase in the activity of both our E own and the enemy's air service. Ad- fc, vantage in the exchanges has been Ms with us In the Ypres' district tour K. hostile aeroplanes have been brought 'down In the last three days, two by iff. us and two by the French. Yester- W da onp of our airmen drove off three I hostile aeroplanes, completing the reconnaissance on which he was en- BK gaged. "Early n April 15 the enemy shell- Kv . ed our trenches near St. Eloi heavily E.'. and exploded a mine which injured jR some of our parapets. No attack fnl- lowed and the damage was promptly WsR. repaired Kf ,:On April 16 the enemy exploded BP three mines in the La Baasee district but they were quite harmless Many Casualties on Both Sides. ' "On th evening of April 17 we ex fir ' pjoded B nunc under Hill No. f on ''K' the Ypres-ConjineB railway, to th" IwcbI of Zwartelene This Immedi- Kg? iateh was followed bj an attack which fiw'' gained possession of the w hole of the R& enemy's trenches on thp hill Th llwl enemy suffered heavily from the BE; plosion and we took two officers an l Rv fifteen men prisoners In spite or i Kj-. heavy bombard men I which caused Kg. many casualties, the trenches captur- ed were put in a state of defense dm lug the nlgbt. K' "The enemy returned the bombard- ft; ment towards morning and followed H&. this at t:30 a. m with a determined H counter attack. This attack was pressed home and stiff hand-to-hand E fighting ensued. Our infantry, fight- Eft Ing with ureal gallantry and determl- ? nation and well supported by artillerv jBjfi drove off the enemy with complete Kfc success HR1 I ' |