THE TANK BRIDGE.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 October 1918, Page 6

THE TANK BRIDGE.

HEROISM AT MOEUVRES. LONDON, "Oct 1. "Lie Matin/' in a war special article, graphically relates the story of tnc improvised tank bridge at Moeuvres. Ten crews volunteered for the task of sinking their tanks in the canal, and finally lots had to be drawn to setlie the fine contest .of heroism. Masslvo old taks, scarred with many fights, then slowly advanced, facing a hot fire, and plunged into the abyss. Trxey achieved their purpose, and infantry and light tanks poured across. Mr. Beach Thomas ("Daily Mail") says that northwards the canal -wvlk •waist-deep in phehensile mud and was 100 ft deep. Further south the greater portion of our troops had to pass through the narrow doorway between Inchy and Moeuvres. Those knowing the bottleneck found the waiting for the attack a very tense time, but an early tidal movement 'proclaimed, *: clear victory, guns, lorries, troops and Jiorse flowing across to the eastwaru. Once across, the troops carried out .jSQmplicated" deploying movements witu wonderful slickneSS. and it was strange to see numbers of troops mov, tag northward and southward on tne Other side the canal, which was How outflanked, We now look Into Cambrai, which the civilian population has evacuated. We have won a great strategic victory, which is «*• yet finished.