Germans Chased

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 75, 18 August 1914, Page 5

Germans Chased

A S'.l'SV DAY AT DIXAXT. FUCKING ARMY HARASSED BY ARTILLERY. ~ Received 17, 11.55 p.m. Brussels, August 17 (morning). Eye-witnesses state that the Hermans at daybreak occupied part of Dinant, on tin; left bank of the '.Mouse, including the Guards division and another cavalry division, supporting the infantry with mitrailleuses. Simultaneous!,- the' French infantry enteral the other"side of the town, ami skirmishes occurred throughout, the morning, extending to several villages. About two o'clock the French infantry wiiiidrcw to the woods, Had their held artillen engaged the German artillery, the lieavv French guns meanwhile exchanging shots with the tier- ! man guns acres., (he town. The Fretudi commander then gave the order to advance. An infantry regiment from Itouv Hung itself on the Hermans and chased them out of the town to the mils south of Dinant. T'ro.'itin- 1.-, (lie disorder of tin- regiments. I.jj|, t cavalry mossed tnc r i V(n . a n ( i hunted tin- flying Hermans for several nines, though the French pursuers wcr« greatly oiitnmnhe.rod. Nix French batteries, each of six mms were able to follow the retreat from the other side of the river, moving forward through the whcatnelds to the *',."' V" '""'"■ ' vl ' ill ' cllaaSMl ™ and inia.itiy drove tne Hermans due south. A sru'ESSFTL RUSE. HERMAN'S |J.;d i.vro a TRAP. HEATEX AXI) KETREATIXH. Received 17. 5.15 p.m. Paris, August lfi. lno J-rm.h allowed the Hermans to enter i>iu.i.-il. (a town in Belgium. 17 miles south of Xamur) while they prepared Uieir erush.ng Wow. The t-iig-igenieiii, iK'gau on Saturdnvatt»rno;i!i. The Vreneh artilkrv was deadly. I'jliowed by a charge of'Chavseiirs w,;:,.'i ,]„-,.„. tin, (Jerniiins into disorder. J.i (heir hurry to cross; the Mease, .'iijiny Hermans were drowned.