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  11 ?m. ?:.u ..? BATTLE. I ENEMY STILL TRYING TO GET TO AMIENS. ALLIED LINE FIRM. Notwithstanding their enormous loesses, the Germans are still making persistent efforts to cut their way through between the British and French armies to Amiens. The progress of the great battle is shown in the following reports from Sir Douglas Haig:— Sunday, 11.0 a.m. South of the Somme, our line in the Luce Valley was restored yesterday after a vigor- ously executed counter-attack. Two strong attacks made by the enemy in the course of the day against our Front from Marcelcave to the omme were re- pulsed, in each case with heavy loss to his troops. In his attacks delivered yesterday imme- diately north of the Somme the enemy's in- fantrv advanced to the assault in four waves, and were repulsed at all points by OUT outpost line. The enemy's casualties on this portion of the battle front alone are estimated in thousands. Early yesterday afternoon a successful local operation was carried out by us in the neighbourhood of Serre. Our line in this locality was advanced a short distance, and 230 prisoners and forty machine-guns were captured by us. Our line has also been carried forward slightly in other parts of the battle front and prisoners taken. Hostile artillery was active yesterday evening in the neighbourhood of Ducquoy. A NEW ATTACK. Sunday, 7.50 p.m. North of the River Somme tie enemy has not renewed his attacks to-day. Some heavy hostile shelling has, however, taken place on different parts of this Front. A few prisoners and machine-guns have been secured by us in local fighting. South of the River Somme a hostile attack developed in considerable force about mid- day -south of the main Peronne-Amiens road. Fighting is continuing in and between the valleys of the Rivers Luce and Avre, where the possession of tactisal features, woods, and villages is at present being con- tested. VILLAGES RETAKEN. On Sunday night the War Office issued the following survey:— North of the Somme.—The day has been quiet. Immediately south of the Scarpe our line has been advanced to the east cf Feuchv. It is confirmed that the enemy's losses in his fruitless attack-- yesterday were heavy. j South of the Somme.— Y eterday. by suc- cessful counter-attacks, we regained posses- sion of the village of Demuin. In a brilliant operation yesterday carried out by Cana- dians, cavalry, and British infantry, in con- junction with the French, we recaptured Moreuil and the wood to the north of it. During this afternoon a heavy (ieriiiai- attack devoloi>ed in the angle between the Rivers Luce and Aver6 and fighting con- tinues. South of Moreuil the Germans are at- tacking in the direction of Maillv-Rameva!. This morning the French had made pro- gress from. the south of Montdidier to Las- signv, retaking severa l villages which were lost yesterday. TWO ATTACKS REPULSED. Monday. 9.55 a.m. Yesterday evening the enemy twice at- tacked our positions on the western out- skirts of Albert, and on each occasion was ■completely repuls-el. South of the Somme the enemy is persist- ing in his attempts to advance along the vaTleys of the rivers Luce and Avre, but has made little progress. Attacks and counter- attacks followed each other in this sector throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with varying succe.-s, and fighting is ex- pected to continue. In the local oDeraticn in the neighbour- hood of Serre reported in yesterday morn- ing's communiouu the total number of machine-guns tOAcn was 109. SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-ATTACKS. Monday, 8.18 p.m. The dav lias parsed comparatively quietly on the battle front. Local attacks undertaken by small bodies of the enemy this morning in the neighbour- hood of Albert were repulsed with the loss of the greater part of their number. We secured a few prisoners. South of the Somme local fighting- has taken place ;ii itio neighbourhood of Moreuil and llangard. We have gained ground in this area by successful counter-attacks. CAVALRY IX ACTION. The War Offiee issued the fcllowiii- sur- vey of the situation on Monday evening: "North of the I:om-n(,T here has been no chanLT in the situation. South of the Somme.There has been hard fighting i:i the neighbourhood of Moreuil. Betwteo Moreuil and Hangard British cavalry, "in a brilliant counter-at- tack. retook a wood which had been lost pre- viously. French Front. -An enemy attack was beaten off Douth of Moreuil, otherwise the day has been comparatively ;.qui{'t

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