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Show FIELD COVERED WITHIN DEAD Germans Make Heavy Counter Attack on French But Meet j Bloody Defeat. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN , FRANCE. Monday, Aug. 26. (Rett-! ter's.) Heavy German forces made a desperate attempt to drive the French from the holghts between Juvlgny and Credy au Mont yesterday. The attack! was carried out by the First guards j division which has been brought from! Charlesvllle. ' 1 The French at first yielded a little; ground between Pont St. Mard and Monto Couve. They thou brilliantly) counter-attacked the enemy and not only managed to re-establish their! former positions but made a slight ad-1 vance, occupying a line more to the oast and moving into the Domainei wood. Later in the evening the enemy! made a number of attacks oh the nev.-1 French line but they were repulsed :n, fighting of the severest character. The battlefield was covered with German dead. |