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Show ffoor moot K I Forces Capture Important If fl Places North of Vimy Ridge I ft in Enemy Lines. HI BREAK UP ATTACKS 1 Heavy Losses Inflicted on -fc I Germans and Number of jr f Prisoners Taken. ur- I anH LONDON, April 12, 1 p. m. Tho 'tSjcl British captured early this morning 1qI two important positions in the enemy's -atfJ i linc nortu of tUG Vim3r ridge and are of-'f , now astride of the River Souchcz, ac- cording to an official statement issued S8 I ' by the war office. A number of pris- es 'S oners were taken. The statement says aim" the weatner conditions continue wet is ff M and stormy. r. J M Two German counter attacks on ig J Vimy ridge were broken up last night it$J I with heavy losses to the attackers. eaS'I Tne statement follows: M M "The weather continues wet and t si I stormy. Early this morning we attacked attack-ed ' eu an( captured two important posi-jfl posi-jfl tions on the enemy's lines north of V Vimy ridge, astride the River Souchez. 3Jl ' A number of prisoners were taken ,fl by us. -JH "During the night two hostile at- H tacks upon our new positions on the H ; northern end of Vimy ridge were driv- en off by our machine gun fire with B I heavy German losses. Somme progress Jm 1 has been made south of the River fl I Scarpe " |