The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-04-13
l|l---IragiC Battles on the British Front
BY Philip Gibbs


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tn.fNh'H VILLAGE ~ inns where fner
mntr nHnf nfinonsrs sni they were
followed hy tne luack Watch rea
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nrntrv rhen thet assaulted and
captured ifN 90 beyond The London
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IHnd tNr pace with the Ncnts fighting
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nfnlnsf The desperate dcfcuss of ih'
Dntn, Noms paftiss ~ the Scots with
+ 3 nudonrra nmonF them went on iu the
mulus village ~ ga Aususis on iho
nHaNllta 0f taos bul 1one NJ that snl.
mnl band ever oamr bach
Dassod our Men
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f TaaI. things hnl happened on ihe
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Ipnf laughter that tngY rather nptH
/ iho scent ~ o." nddins tnsi The Ems
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/ odH nnd copied them badls Tho ith
anI sth divisions ettackinE the liuh
engoY fn fodoubf and tho uuarlics
npti lloNurh had arNcfc AMI costly
0rniine gaining thvir flrst ohiectlNcs
/ nul hDinF ,hr,hod and pRrth thrown
BACK lf fNs pnd of fhe SAY On thp
rnhf ihc Frcnrn had attacked wtth
maNniflrrnt courage and hah swept
ntoush Nourhel tn ihr lower slopes of
tn0 Vim, Ridse but after heavy mssc.
of Ffench youth nllod Geo carry fh,
hrishis Nt chat failure Nii failcd and
d. was ,itlr ihat leua would mot h'
NuIe
Aue that hlnrF things happened on
ihr iunlsn nstiiUf font Tho assault
nn divisions NOW on nni fo ramp
under hchNN German counter attacks
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nDre nurf htu had ushuuH They
looked back in vain fof thD suppurtlng
troop. buf $3.50 h-tiAuons came Gao their
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tno .f.t and tbe g.tl but OWNS Go a
faulty ump table she's had started latr
ana far haca from the fighting line
Tnr, became hnpoiessly tangled up in
traffic on tho rOnds and were exhaust
"a 81, lous marehns and hl huusrr
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