THE BOER WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 5

THE BOER WAR

. HOW THE KAISER ACTED - j Br Telegraph.—Press Association—Copyright j (Rec. September 3, 10.35 p.m.) j Johannesburg, September 3. i General Botha, in a speech, said that j at the timo of the Boer War other na- i tions were prepared to assist the Boers. j provided Germany'lielped, but the Eaiser '; refused, and that was the man who re- I cently spoke of-guaranteeing the Boers'-1 independence. . ] FRANCE'S YOUNG TROOPS j THEIR FIRST BIG BATTLE DASH FURIOUSLY AT THE ENEMY<i By Telegraph—Press . Association-CopyrlsJrt I (Rec. September 3, 10.35 p.m.) 'i Paris, September 3.' ; I An official, describing the month' 5 fighting-aiouud Lingekopf, Barrenkopf, ' and Schratzmaennclo, states .that in one ] attack thero were used mostly young 1 troops of the 1915 class. .It was their 1 first ■ big battle, and the General com* -I manding declares that he was thrilled ! with pride at seeing them dash furiously at the enemy. . 1 Under a hot fire they flung them-1 selves over tho trenches, literally tram- ! phng tbp Germans underfoot. They > cleared the crests and iveut righi past, but neglected to clear the first lines and'' polish olf tho Germans sheltering in 1 them;. thus their excessive during rob- 1 bed tho second line of tho chance or supporting themi . . ■ ' ' , ■■! In another attack accompany reached the wire entanglements, and was forced J to entrench, which they did, singing the ■ "Marseilleise." They repulsed violent ;i counter-attacks, and were summoned to ! surrender, but held their ground for ''.i thirty-six liours, .enabling , the neigh-, - bouring uiuts to > continue to: progress. ■. j