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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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th enthusiasm (heir V)rilliant successes. Decisive battles are raging. At the hoiir chosen by tlioAllies, in complete unity of action, wo are attacking theenemy, who will soon sec his dream of domination vanishand will totter on all fronts. Powerfully organized forthese battles, abundantly provided willi nil tlio meansmid mat<rials which they lacked at tlie beginning, anddeeply conscious of the rdla thc^y are playing at thismoment in the world for the triumph of right and justice,your Armiev and ours, with those of ovir faithful Allies,will continue without cessation this struggle, which will,perhapi, still bo long and fiercct, but which will bringvietory to our glorious flags. On AuguHt 2 a light bn^^ze t<tii;)<ir(td tliogroat h«at. The air remained lia^y, but didnot prevent f»ur artilhiry, in eooperation withthe Royal Klying Corfw, from destroyingHeven gun emj)IacenientH, six ammimitiondumpH near (JrandcoiiH, )-\vo miles iiorfh-eaHt 432 nil: ii.\n:s iusn)i!y of riii: wajl
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT CiUN IN A HARVEST FIELD. -77/(iai l)hiilu):^iaph. of Thiopvai, another aiumuiiition depot atCourcelette, and several other emplacements.A few hostile airplanes crossed our lines,but were speedily driven back, one beingbrought down and another injured. TheFrench chaser-planes were still more successful.Sergeant Chainat brought down his seventhand eighth German machines, and 14 otherenemy airplanes were seriously damaged.North of the Somme the French stormed awoik between Monacu Farm and Hem Wood.One hundred German corpses were found init, and four mitrailleuses were taken. SeveralGerman attacks against Monacu Farm, de-livered after siuiset, were repulsed, and thenew positions between the fanu and Hem Woodwere put in a proper state of defence. In the Estres region south of the river aGerman trench north-west of Deniecourt andsome prisoners were captured. Two counter-attacks by the enemy for the recovery of thelost position were repulsed. August 3 was the sixteenth day on w

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