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Show SEDS .ISESSAIjE Congratulates Haig on Brilliant Bril-liant Victory of Third and Fourth Armies. LONDON, OcL 9. Premier Lloyd George has sent the following message to Field Marshal Haig in the field: "I have just heard ' from Marshal Foch of the brilliant victory won by the Third and Fourth armies and wish to express to yourself. General Byng, General Rawlinson and all the officers and under your command, my sincer-est sincer-est congratulations on the great and significant success which the British army with their American brothers-In-law arms have gained during the past few days. "The courage and tenacity with which the troops of the empire, after withstanding terrific enemy onslaughts, on-slaughts, in the spring of this year, again resumed the offensive with such decisive results is the greatest chatfter of our military history. ThesnTashlng of the great defensive system erected by the enemy, claimed to be impregnable impreg-nable is a feat of which all are justly proud and for which the empire will ever be grateful." |