The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-26

London, Nov. 26.--British troops
on the Cambrai front in France have
captured Bourbon village and virtual
Iy the whole of Bourbon wood, IN
cluding all the high ground within it,
Fiel Marshal Haig officially reported
to London yesterday. The text of
the British official announcement Civ
en- out yesterday says:
Fighting In and about Bourbon
wood continued yesterday afterday
and evening with great stubborness
on both sides, the enemy counter
attacking several times. On Friday
night strong hostile counter-attacks
forced our troops back from Bourbon
village which we had entered on our
first advance and In the early morn
ing OF Saturday powerful attack
delivered by the enemy further east
pressed lis back short distance on
the hill In Haurlap who'd IL atasssjsa
the morning a successful counter-at-
tack by our troops drove the enemy
from the hill and before midday we
had re-estabhshed our lines on the
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Fighting continued during the aft
ernoOn and at dusk the enemy again
attacked with strong forces from the
northeast, forcing our troops back
Hlightly, In the northeastern corner
of the wood Early in the night our
troops again attacked and re-entered
Bourbon village, capturing 1t after a
fierce struggle. in which parties OF
the enemy offered obstinate resist
ance in strong points in the village.
Bourbon village and practically the
whole of Bourbon wood, including all
the high ground within it, now are in
our possession.
In the course of these operations
English, Welsh and Scottish battal
ions assisted by dismounted cavalry
displayed the utmost courage and
tenacity, both in attack and de
Tense"
There has again been severe fight
ing today west of Cambria" says the
Official report from Flanders last
night. "At midday the enemy strong
ly attacked the positions we held in
the neighborhood of Bourbon and sue
ceeded in pressing back our troops
from portions of the village. Our po
sitions in Bourbon wood and on the
high ground are intact. Fighting, al
SO occurred in the Hindenburg sup
port line west OF Moeuvres, where
we captured prisoners. The number
of prisoners taken since the com
mencement of our operations on the
morning of November 20 has now
reached a total of 9774, including
1872 officers"
Paris, Nov. 25.--in an attack ir
the Verdun region Sunday the
French troops captured first and sec
ond German lines of defense, includ
ing deep dugouts and also took SOC
German prisoner, according to the
French official communication ISSUED
this evening.
The text of the communication
reads:
In the region of the north of the
Chemin des Danes and northwest, OF
Rheims there has been marked ac
tivity by the two artilleries.
On the, right bank of the Meuse
We carried out this afternoon some
operations OF detail to the north ot
Hill 344 along front of three and
one.half kilometres, between Samos
neux and the region to the south Of
the Anglemont Farm. Our troop.
captured the first and second Ger
man lines, and also some deep dug
outs orsanized by the enemy on The
slopes to the south OF the ravine il
the Caurieres Wood. Thus far VIC
have counted more than 200 prison
ers
In the voges q surprise attack OF
our small posts in the sector of Son
dernach, southwest Of Munster
failed.
On the rest OF the front there i,
nothing to. report
The battle was preceded on Satur
day by attacks made by the Crow
Princes troops on the French posi-
iions at several points on the righ
bank on the Meuse in the region o