The Archive · 1915

LANGKAT OUTPUT

The following telegraphic inform: ation has been received from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maatechappij tot Mijn-Bosch-en Landbouwexploitatie in Langkat.

The output of crude oil for Febrwary 24 was 252 tons, In Champagne an enemy counterattack was repulsed and followed up by a vigorous pursuit by means of which we captured all the Gar-man trenches north and east of the wood we captured yesterday.

Elsewhere on the front two German counter-attacks were repulsed and we made fresh progress particularly north of Mesnil. We captured two mitrailleuses and a hundred prisoners The enemy delivered his seventh counter-attack at Les Eparges in order to recapture the positions we had won during the last two days. It failed completely.

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