REUTER'S REPORT.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1918, Page 1

REUTER'S REPORT.

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| “reuter’s” telegram.] GERMAN MORALE. IX)XDON, .September 12. Reuter’s correspondent at British Head quarters, writing on the evening of the 11th, says that the .state of the morale of the German Army is indicated by the demeanour of the prisoners from the Second GuaVd Division. It, was recently withdrawn from the fighting less than a thousand strong. These prisoners are heartily glad to surrender and urged our men to continue attacking, assuring them that swarms of Germans would be only too anxious to surrender, letters found on the prisoners were nearly all couched in terms of lioplolessness and resentment.

GERMAN VANDALISM. HAM DESTROYED. LONDON, .September 12. Reuter’s correspondent at French Headquarters says: Ham is the largest town in the devastated country which the Germans spared in their retreat last year. It has now been visited with a destruction even more complete and more unjustifiable than Noyon. They methodically destroyed it by fire. The inhabitants were exacuated and infernal machines placed in the houses and fires were, started. By pressing a button miles away bridges were blown up. Ham was undamaged by shell fire, neither side being interested in fighting on the town. The only excuse the Germans could make was that it blocked the roads against pursuit. This was in r valid. The destruction of bridges alone lias made it impossible for the French to enter the town until they were replaced .