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Show uu Push Forward 1500 Yards on Somme, Capturing Important Import-ant Positions. London, Sept. 5, 5:13 p. m. British troops, in battles last night in the region re-gion of the river Somme, In France, increased their gains in the neighborhood neighbor-hood of Gulllemont, says the British official statement issued this afternoon. after-noon. The British forces pushed forward to 1500 yards east of Guillemont village vil-lage and secured a hold on the Leuze wood. Further south a strong German system sys-tem of defense on a front of 3000 feet around Falfemont farm was captured. The official statement says: "During the night we increased our gains in the neighborhood of Gulllemont. Gullle-mont. In spite of the enemy's stubborn stub-born resistance and unceasing deluge of rain, our troops pushed forward to 1500 yards east of Guillemont village and have obtained a footing In Leuze wood. "Farther south after severe fighting the whole of the enemy's strong defense de-fense on a front of 1500 yards in and around Palfemont has fallen Into our hands." The official announcement says that the fighting on the Somme September Sep-tember 3 has resulted in the capture by the British of the whole of the remaining re-maining second line of German defenses defen-ses on the battle front from Mouquet farm to the point where the British line joins the French. "Fighting since September 3 has thus resulted in tho capture of the enemy's whole remaining second line of defense on the front from Mouquet farm to our point of junction with the French. "Prisoners continue to be brought in and the total up to last night since the morning of September 3 exceeds 1000. "Fighting in Guinchy continues. "During September 3 hostile aircraft air-craft showed great activity but failed to Interrupt the work of our machines. ma-chines. Three hostile machines were brought down in a damaged condition.! ! Two of our machines are missing." |