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Show COUNTER ATTACK BY THEGERMANS Enemy Supported by Heavy Artillery and Fighting Becomes Be-comes More Severe LONDON. Aug. 11. At noon today the allied line was as follows, starting from the north; west of Meaulte, which is still in German hands; thence to Etinehem, Framervllle and Lihons which are still German; Hal-lu Hal-lu station (the Germans hold Hallu; Parvillers, L'Echelle and Armacourt, both of the latter still being German and thence through Tilloloy park and through the station of Roye-Sur-Matz to Marcuil-La-Motte to Samson and Machemont, from which it joins the line on the Oise. In the area before Vauvillers the onemy has been supported by heavy artillery, but further southward the French first and third armies have advanced slightly, and in this neighborhood neigh-borhood the Germans do not appear to bo too well supplied with artillery Large fires and long transport col-' umns in the enemy's large back areas tend to straighten tho belief 123-15 tend to strengthen the belief that his heavy counter-attacks against the British Brit-ish are intended to afford him time to evacuate his stores. The allied casualties In the last two days of fighting wero comparatively light, because the allies virtually ran through the German positions. But since Saturday tho fighting has been of a more severe character. BERLIN. Via London, Aug. 11. "Violent enemy attacks on the battle front between the Ancrc and the Aisne have failed," says tho war ofTice communication com-munication Issued this evening. |