Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
CANADIANS AND TEUT0NS IN DEATH GRIPS FIGHT BITTER
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Hard smashes at the German lines in France again have been productive of important gains for the entente allies. North of Verdun the French have captured additional points of vantage while the Canadians have fought their way forward nearer to the heart of the town of Lens, taking 1000 yards Of positions west and northwest of the town.
 All the counter attacks by the Ger man crown princes forces against General Petain's men on the newly captured ground in the Verdun sector have been ill starred; those of Crown Prince Rupprecht against the doughty Canadians al last accounts had brought nothing more than an augmentation of the already terrible casualties his troops have suffered in their attempts to save the important coal center from capture.
 Under canopy of mist the Cana dians and Germans met at daylight in the open of No Mans land northwest of Lens, neither expecting the other Springing at their foe with their us- ual intrepidity, the Canadians put the Germans to the bayonet and forced tlIem to scurry, seeking haven of safety inside their trenches Here
 
 no more secure than in the open, for again with the bayonet and with bombs the Canadians did great execu- tion. killing or wounding many of the occupants and putting the others to flight
 West of Lens, aided by a heavy ar tillery fire, the Canadians also ad- vanced, pushing the Germans further into the environS of the. town. To both the captured positions the Cana dians are holding tenaciously, already having put down with leavy losses three strong counter attacks-two n the northwest and one west of the town.
 North of Verdu1, on both sides of the river Mouse, the French troops have kept up their vigorous offensive started Mcnday and have been re- 9arded by the capture Of additional important positions. West of the river Cote rO!e, 2 point of consider abe strategic value and the village of Recneville have been taken, while eIst of the stream the village of Samo- gneux with the defenses on Hill 344, are in the hands of General Petain's men
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 1 In addition to more than 5000 pris- 1 oners taken by the French in Mondays | advance. additional captures resulted ! from the attacks of Tuesday. The German war office possibly with the idea of heartening the people ! at home, says counter attacks by the Germans have driven out the French | from almost all the pOsitions they captured on the Verdun front It adds ! that the German troops and their leaders anticipate favorable conclu- sion of the Verdun battle. In the Austro Italian theater the l terrific drive of the Italians is causing l the Austrian line to crack at numerous 1 points. The Austrians are resisting | vigorously. The battle is proceeding without interruption. Austrian de- | lenses between Corite and Selo and near the strongly fortified Starilokva 1 position are among the places cap tured. Up to Monday night more than 10000 prisoners have been taken, not counting 243 officers.
 1 The Russians in Galicia and Buko- wina are apparently holding their own against the Austrians and Germans, ] but in Rumania the Russians and Rumanians have been compelled to cede further ground near the village of Ocna and east of the E'okshani- Naraoona- -Ajui railway, il fl The intensive aerlai fighting be- tween the allies and the Germans in I France continues. Numerous German m machines have been brought down in aerial battles, but the entente allies also have lost a considerable number of machines British warships have destroyed a German Zeppelin off the coast of Denmark, the entire crew perishing.
 Battling All Day
 BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. Aug. 21.-(By the Associated Press )-The fierce battle which began at dawn today on the outskirts of the city of Lens continued throughout the day at close quarters and late this afternoon there was no dimunition in the intensity of the struggle between the attacking Cana dians and the Germans.
 The Canadians this morning fought their way forward with bombs and bayonets and occupied important en- emy defenses northwest and south west of the heart of the city and since then the Germans have been
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