Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-18
FIGHT VAL|ANTLY 10
 DEFEND LENS
Determined Attempts of Ger man Forces to Retake Com manding Positions Driven Back by Canadians.
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BRITISH FRONT ENTRANCE AND BELGIUM, Aug. 17.-German troops last night made a determined attempt to recover a small section of ground taken by the Canadians yesterday af- ternoon northeast of Lens, but three successive counter attacks were driv- en off with heavy losses to the enemy.
 The first counter attack on the Cana dian center, made in the early even- ing, was an absolute failure. About g o'clock the Germans again surged forward and succeeded in pushing back few advanced posts, but the Cana dians subsequently moved forward and re-occupied the positions. Agoin the Germans came back but they were repulsed and appeared to be satisfied to let matters remain as they were for the time being.
 Positions Consolidated
 On the north of the salient the Ger mans put down heavy barrage last night and gave indications of a coun- ter attack, but the British artillery re- piled with such a quick and effective barrage that an infantry action fol lowed.
 The same thing happened east and southeast of Monchy early this morn ing.
 The Westhoek and Frezenborg ridge sections which had seen such hard fighting were heavily shelled by the Germans through the night The British and French were progressing satisfactorily with the consolidation of their positions all along the front.
 Evidence continues to multiply from both the prisoners and British officers of the wonderful efficacy of the British barrage fire yesterday morning on the north line of the British line, where the advance was so successful. The correspondent visited the casualty clearing station of the Langemarck re- gian and talked with British artillery observation officer who was wounded in the fighting near Langmarck. He said:
 Describes Attack
 "I was stationed in an advance post where I could see the full effects Of our fire on the Langemarck region. While I directed the firing of the guns in the rear I was amazed to see what our gunners could not see.
 At the jumping-off hour, which was 4:45 o'clock, the British dropped bar rage in front of our infantry for the advance. It was as though solid cur tain of steel had been dropped before our men. It moved forward with the mechanical precision of clockwork. All our guns broke out with such a hur- ricane of fire that was stunned with the effort.
 T tried to say something to com panion standing beside me, but could not make him hear my loudest shouts, so deafening was the thunder from the breaking shells. The barrage nov ed forward with such accuracy that our infantry was able to keep quite close to it without danger for there was no wavering of the barrage line. Straight on over Langemarck and the .
 surrounding region passed the barrage with the infantry trailing. It was not more than 30 minutes from the start before we were in the town itself. It was o'clock when our gun fire fin ally rested on German positions far to the rear and there they continued to hammer away while the fighting went on about Langemarck.
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 "The Germans undoubtedly were expecting out attack for their counter bararge was dropped back of our men almost as soon as our advance began. could observe the whole thing and there is absolutely no doubt of the tre- mendous superiority of our artillery work and the preponderance of our
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