At Salonika

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 August 1916, Page 3

At Salonika

Salonika, May 13. During the past fortnight there havo been numerous patrol encounters between parties of our cavalry and German Uhlans in the debatable land near Lake Doiran. So far, our men seem to have had, tho best of tilings, as, while the. enemy has lost 21 killed,, some wounded, and a few prisoners, our losss have been nil. Outs Yeomanry have shown a courage and dash, as well as an initiative and ingenuity, which have enabted them usually to get the advantage over the euemy. The most successful engagement was in a village which lias already been the •scene of frequent fighting, and when a stiong party of Germans was surprised by a small patrol who, without, waiting for support-, although greatly outnumbered, proceeded to make an immediate attack, pouring in "a rapid fire, which emptied h'alf a dozen saddles, killed one horse, and induced the Uhlans to break into precipitate flight, leaving three wounded and one injured prisoner in our hands. "When our reinforcements arrived it was only a question of following up the success, but owing to the unfavourable nature of the ground the officer in command decided that this would be too risky. He was .justified in this decision afterwards by information elicited from prisoners that a trap had' been laid in the woocTs north of the village, where several machine-guns were concealed. The Uhlans Trad been sent out to draw the British into the ambush, but bad been themselves surprised by our patrol.

Aonther engagement in the same neighbourhood accounted for seven Hermans killed in an amhtifili prepared l>v our men. tt had heen arranged that while they were retreating the Germans should fall into a second ambush of a detachment of infantry, hut owing to a misunderstanding in regard to time, the subsidiary plan miscarried.

On another occasion a r achine-gii i jammed after the third shot, enabling Hir. a nibufihed Germans .nvjiy ;ilmor.' without lobs.—Rei' i'*.