points. In the German communique of the 17th they claimed to have recaptured Langemarck but this was untrue. The 29th Division on the left & the 51st Division on the right had captured their objectives also. Owing to the losses incurred the 38th Division was ordered to relieve the 20th. August 18th-19thDivision in the line on nights of 17-18th & 18th-19th. On the morning of the 19th the relief was complete & the Division was concentrated in the PROVEN area. Our losses between the 12th & 16th had been about 2000. One of the features of this attack was the large number of concrete dugouts which had to be captured. The garrisons of these dug outs, once they were out flanked, generally surrendered but there is no doubt that heavy casualties were inflicted on our troops by