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Show BRITISH HAVE N 1 TAKEN BAPA1E Enter Town After Stiff Fight Place Set on Fire by Germans. MORE PLACES CAPTURED Germans Make All Plans of Destruction When Forced to Retreat. LONDON. March 17. 3 p. m Ba-paume, Ba-paume, on the Franco-Belgian front has been captured by the British. Reuter's Reu-ter's agency announces. Reuter's correspondent cor-respondent at British headquarters in France telegraphs 'hat the towns ofi Le Transloy and Achlet-Le-Petit also are reported to be in the hands of the British. "Our troop entered Bapaujne this morning after stiff fighting." Reuter's correspondent telegraphs. "The place was in flames, the Germans having evidently made all plans for setting Are to it when forced to retreat. "Our troops are reported to be beyond be-yond the tow n." |