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Show 1 EXPECTED HEAVY BLOW LONDON, Aug. 24 There can bo no doubt that prior to the British attack at-tack the Germans were contemplating contemplat-ing a retirement- The British attack had the effect of hustling the enemy and preventing him from carrying out his plans. This has been proved by the large number of prisoners taken. I No return has yet been made of the j total number of prisoners taken by j the French but a, conservative esti-I esti-I mate ot the total of Anglo-French 1 captures since July IS, confirms the p I earlier reports from Paris placing I I them well over 100,000. |