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Elko Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
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Germany launched its first major offensive on the Western Front since the great offensive announcement, attacking British positions on a two-mile front near Cambrai. The British held the center but Germans briefly entered trenches on the flanks before partial ejection by counterattacks.
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Thrust Was on a Front of More Than Two Miles, Center is Held but End Attacks are Successful
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 31.—Germany has struck her first strong blow on the western front since the heralding of the great offensive and the British have held it in check.
The attack which resulted in heavy fighting, was made on a short front on the southern salient before Cambrai, and the fighting is still in progress.
The Germans gained a foothold in the British trenches, but were later ejected in part by counter attacks.
The German thrust was on a front of more than two miles and against positions which the British have held since the retirement after General Byng's successful blow.
In the center the Germans were held for no gain, but on both ends of the attacking front they entered the British trenches. The British counter attacks drove the Germans from part of these positions.
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Southern Salient Before Cambrai
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Dec. 31
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germans gained a foothold in the british trenches but were later ejected in part by counter attacks. in the center the germans were held for no gain, but on both ends of the attacking front they entered the british trenches. the british counter attacks drove the germans from part of these positions.
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Germany struck her first strong blow on the western front since the heralding of the great offensive. The attack, resulting in heavy fighting, was made on a short front on the southern salient before Cambrai, and the fighting is still in progress. The German thrust was on a front of more than two miles and against positions which the British have held since the retirement after General Byng's successful blow.