BRITISH TROOPS
SPLENDID SOLDIERS (Reo. December 23, 8.30 p.m.) New York, December 23. The "New York Times" correspondent spent three days witi General Von Heeringen's army. General Von Heeringen did not hesitate to praise tho British troops. Ho said they woro splendid soldiers, experienced and. tough, especially when on the defersive. He had learnt many lessons from the English, especially in the way of taking oovor. ,Ho relates: "At'one point we throw hand grenades into the British trenches, making a noise calculated to shake the morale of the stoutest. Our men advanced, expecting to find them 'groggy,' but the Scotsmen crawled out of the trenches and actually attempted a counter bayonet charge.' ,On the other hand, General Von Heenngen accused the British of ths misuse of the Red Cross flag, and the use of dumdum bullets.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2341, 24 December 1914, Page 5
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