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Show Sgmns Enemy Positions Deeply Penetrated Pene-trated and Prisoners and Villages Taken. LONDON, Aug. 21 Tho British attack at-tack launched this morning on a front of ten miles from the Ancre to the neighborhood of Moynneville has been successful on the whole of the front, according to Field Marshal Haig's communication from headquarters to-nighL to-nighL The enemy's positions were deeply penetrated and a number of prisoners were taken. A number of villages were captured during the day, and a stronger German Ger-man counter-attack west of Achlet-Le-Pctit was repulsed. The text of the communication follows: fol-lows: "An attack launched this morning on a front of ten miles from the Ancre to the neighborhood of Moyennevillo was successful on tho whole of tho front. We penetrated deeply into the positions of the enemy and have taken tak-en numbers of prisoners. "In the opening assault, under a mist, we captured the villages of Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre. Puislcux-Au-Mont, Bucquoy, Ablalnzevello and Moycnnevllle. Afterwards we continued contin-ued our advance to the neighborhood of the Albert-Arras railway, capturing captur-ing Achiot-lc-Petlt, the Logeast wood and Coucclles. "West of Achiot-Le-Potit a strong counter-attack was repulsed. "East of the Ancre our line reached between Bois Leicux-St. Marc and Mercatel." |