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Show ALLIED TROOPS F0RGI1 AHEAD British Capture Villages, Seize Vimy Station and Take Big Guns. GERMANS GIVE GROUND Positions Taken Link Up With Prior Gains in Battle of Loos. LONDON, April 14, 12:55 p. m. The villaye of Fayet, one mile northwest of St. Quentin, has been captured by the British after a sharp fight, according accord-ing to an official statement issued by the war office. The Important positions of Ascen-cion Ascen-cion farm and Grand Prlel farm, east of Le Verguier, were also captured. Among the guns captured by the British Brit-ish were four howitzers of eight inches. inch-es. In the direction of Vimy the British Brit-ish seized the Vimy station, La Chau-diere Chau-diere and enemy positions between Givenchy en Gohelle and Angres. Progress Prog-ress was also made north of the Ba-paume-Cambrai road. Tho text of the statement follows: "The village of Fayet, one mile northwest of St. Quentin, was captured cap-tured last night after a sharp fight. "On the high ground east of Le Verguier Ver-guier we captured the Important positions po-sitions of Ascencion farm and Grand Priel farm. We also made progress north of the Bapaume-Cambral road in the direction of Queant. "North of the Scarpe our constant pressure compelled the enemy to yield further ground. We seized Vimy station, sta-tion, La Chaudierc and the enemy's positions at Fosse No. 6 and Buquet mill, between Givenchy en Gohelle and Angres. "The guns taken from the enemy- in, this area included four howitzers, 8-incbers. 8-incbers. "The ground gained in our recent operations now links ur with the positions po-sitions wrested from the enemy in the battle of Loos arid include tho Double Grassier. "The enemy attempted a raid east of Loos during the night, but was driven off." no |