BATTLE INCIDENTS ON THE SOMME

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2822, 13 July 1916, Page 5

BATTLE INCIDENTS ON THE SOMME

FIRING ON OUR WOUNDED CALLOUS HUNS Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, July 11. "The TLraea's" correspondent at Headquarters starts that at one point only did the Germans allow the British to recover their wounded. In most places the Germans either bayoneted or shot the wounded, and played a machine-gun over fields where the dead and wounded were lying together, to make sure that ■they would not fight again. Evidence comes from too many quarters to admit' of doubt of this. RICKING A FOOTBALL INTO ACTION HOW THE EAST SURREYS CHARGED. (Heutcr's Telogram.) London, July 11. , Renter's special correspondent in Prance describes the experiences of a battalion of the East Surrey Regiment selected to start an attack. Each platoon was provided with a football, and the commanders kicked off. Officers and men dropped rapidly, but the dribbling continued. Two balls were actually kicked into tlio German trenches, but were recovered. When tho bayonets got 'to work one of the footballers slew seventeen Germans. Another luinded his rifle to a comrade and polished off n Bocho with his fists, explaining: "That bloke was too old to shcot. and too thin fa bayonet!" The Surreys captured a machine-gun nml turned Tt on the enemy, devastating an ammunition column. "" "THE STONEWALL BRIGADE" . (ltenler's Telegram.) London, July 11. Wounded soldiers state that General .I'rowse was oheering on his troops when a shell dropped near, and General Prowso foil. Several soldiers rushed to his assistance, and though dying he continued to clieor on" his men. His last words were: "Keep up tho name of the Stonewall Brigade."