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Pierce German Counter Attacks

... Meuse on Monday afternoon the Germans during the night attacked the French trenches near Beaumont, making extensive use liquid fire. The attackers, however, were repulsed without gaining any advantage, and there was infantry activity in that region yesterday ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 295 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

XIGHT FIGHTING ON THE AISNE. GERMAN REPULSE ON GHEMIN DES DAMES. CAPTURE PENDJVIN. RAIDED BY AEROPLANES. ..

... by the Freii' - b cur Allies attacked and earned small salient east erf and three successive attacks, accompanied 17.1= liquid fire, south-west Hill 30?. the British Front The enemy continues his raiding activity the British front, doubtless with the object ...

Published: Thursday 05 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 332 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FRENCH USING MORE ARTILLERY THAN INFANTRY,

... 15 six divisions and part seventh have been concentrated at Lens, using every means in their power, particularly gas and liquid fire, in the hope of recapturing Hill 70 and the lost * cities.' “The battle has cost the Germans 15,000 killed.” —Central News ...

Published: Monday 27 August 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 368 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST. FRIDAY. JULY 6. 1917

... THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST. FRIDAY. JULY 6. 1917. assaults Hill 304, bat their attacks, although preceded jets of liquid fire, met with success.”—Press Association. HOLLAND MAY SHARE THE FATE BELGIUM. REPLY TO BRITISH THREAT TO COAST TOWNS. Amsterdam, ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 357 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

RUSSIA

... fifty-ninth day of the battle of Verdun the enemy made yet another effort the right bank of the Meuse, but though assisted by liquid fire suffered repulse with heavy losses. Since then the Germans have contented themselves with sectional bombardments, while ...

Published: Monday 01 May 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 426 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

. CHECK NORTH OF ARRAS. {SRITISH UNABLE TO HOLD GAINS. SUCCESS ON THE CARSO. UNREST IN RUSSIA. THANKS HIS HEROES.”

... west of and on the Vijcierc Plateau. The fighting at the Lastjine-i pent was of the fiercest character, and, iitd jets of liquid fire, the enemy managed , temporary footing in some French to driven out almost immediately counter-attack. At certain points ...

Published: Monday 04 June 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 430 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Russians Capture Czernovitz,

... No German Gains at Verdun. The Germans have made further territorial gains Verdun, despite several attacks, assisted by liquid fire, the new French positions on the Dead Man Hill, and another series of onslaughts north the Thiaumont work- On the other ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 437 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ENEMY PREPARES FOR NEW ASSAULT

... in the Bois des Caurettes, east of Hill 295. Despairing of carrying our lines fair fighting, they again had recourse to liquid fire squirted on the defenders of our trenches, but once again the attempt ended in failure. The rest of the day both sides of ...

Published: Friday 14 April 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 469 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TOWED INTO DUTCH HARBOUR

... angle guns. She has maximum speed of 13 knots above water, and 8 knots submerged.] FRENCH RETAKE LOST POSITIONS. USE OF LIQUID FIRE BY THE ENEMY. FIGHTING IN ARTOIS. ARTILLERY FIRE AND GRENADE COMBATS. Paris, November 4. Th© following communiques were ...

Published: Friday 05 November 1915
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 500 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Roumanian Successes

... the Germans yesterday made attack on the new French positions north and south of Maisonnette, but though they made use of liquid fire they were unable to penetrate the French resistance. On Saturday right our Allies made farther progress in the regions Sailliscd ...

Published: Monday 30 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 538 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

their composition and

... three officers, one machine-gun company with six machine guns, one trench mortar and bomb thrower company, one company liquid fire throwers, and one battery of artillery. The whole was commanded by a captain, aided by a lieutenant. The ordinary business ...

Published: Wednesday 20 June 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 558 | Page: 5 | Tags: none