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VAIN SACRIFICE. DEFEAT OF ENEMY ATTACKS

... south-east horn of Ames:Part Wood, from which they succeeded on March 20th in dislodging our soldiers, spraying them with liquid fire, and which the French troops in violent hand-tohand fighting ertntualty reoccupied on tbs morning of the In the course of ...

Published: Friday 31 March 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 761 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

IN THE WEST

... determination of France wae never greater. Nobody ever doubted the failure the German offensive. —Beater. Germans Pour Liquid Fire on Prisoners A British =oldier who was in the recent fighting writes: have had the misfortune be wounded, but on all right ...

Published: Wednesday 10 April 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 798 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN THE WEST

... IN THE WEST Violent Enemy Attacks Repulsed WEST THE MEUSE Germans Again Dse Liquid Fire AND SPECIAL APPLIANCES Desperate Fighting at Malancourt Wood SLICHT ENEMY SUCCESS The official communique issued from the French General Headquarters through the Press ...

Published: Wednesday 22 March 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 811 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IMPORTANT SUCCESSES AT MANY POINTS

... Germans made further attempts from three sides to capture the fort, but though they approached close to it, and employed liquid fire, they were flung back by the garrison. Despite the determination of the Austrian attacks on a wide front the Italians have ...

Published: Tuesday 06 June 1916
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 341 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE GREAT WAR

... describes as the long ebb of the enemy tide from Verdun. Our Allies' magnificent resistant to the onslaught, in which liquid fire is being freely used by the Crown Prince's troops, has already taken the nature of a victorious counter-offensive. Their ...

Published: Thursday 25 May 1916
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: 5 | Tags: shute 

IN THE WEST

... the south-east horn of Avocourt Wood, from which they succeeded March 20th in dislodging our soldiers, spraying them with liquid fire, and which the French troops, after violent handto-hand fighting, eventually re-occupied on the morning of the 29th. In ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 781 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE VERDUN STRUCCLE

... and we retained the ground en yesterday the Gt rmans made two attacks. pre faded ,ith loss. In the other, with the of liquid fire, the enemy temporarily hack our troops along one cf the but al! the ground except some forty -edt was recovered. We uisde ...

Published: Monday 07 August 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 333 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS

... The enemy made two attachs early this morning on the ground have gained northwest Pozieres. one of these attacks, the use liquid fire, he temporarily forced us back along one .the trenches we had captured, but later we recovered all but some j 40 yards of ...

Published: Monday 07 August 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 327 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

YERDUN BATTLE. THE GERMANS STILL

... bombardment of extreme violence the Germans made several attaoka on oar new Mort Howse positions. enemy, who used jet. of liquid fire, was repulsed, suffering serious Imes at each of attempts. We entirely maintained oar prime gains. On the right benk.—A ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 330 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

VERDUN STRUGGLE

... VERDUN STRUGGLE French Hold Their New Positions LIQUID FIRE ATTACK Repulsed With Serious Losses for the Enemy Paiis, Saturday Night., The communique was issued this TnlfieTef bank the Meuse the bombardment continue, our first TOM** and our second lines ...

Published: Tuesday 20 June 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 875 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NEAT SURPRISE

... effective counter-battery work, and thus deal with hostile artillery fire against the new lines. The week closes well. LIQUID FIRE Of Temporary Advantage to Enemy Flanders Press Bureau, Sunday, 11.30 p.m. General Headquarters in France, Sunday, 9.50 p ...

Published: Tuesday 08 August 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 874 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

OUR LONDON LETTER. LONDON, .Night- There has been a good deal of talk about hanging somebody other when the war

... the Germans marie firing the fighting in France early in the winter have apparently convinced them of the efficacy of j liquid fire -for military purposes. The I official communiques indicate that tho enemy has been using blazing pitch and CoYj'Osive acid ...

Published: Thursday 25 March 1915
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 848 | Page: 5 | Tags: none