ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 3 September 1914, Page 5

ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE.

British Bear Brunt,

A WALL OF STEEL.

GERMANS PALL IN HEAPS,

FRENCH HOLD TEfEIR GROUND.

A SHARP COUNTER-ATTACK.

Received 2, 10.5 pjn.

London, September 2 (morning). Mr 31. Donohoe, Daily Chronicle correspondent, cabling on Monday from a town in the Sommc department, said the Germans were throwing the whole of their weight against .the British on the Allies' left wing.

The battle commenced with very heavy artillery Are, in which the Germans were well served by their aviators.

Freshly-arrived troops from England arrived in time to participate in the conflict, after spending several days in carrying out strategic movements in troop trains.. Many were reservists, with South African experience. They arrived in the highest spirits, and as they marched to the front cheered for the French and groaned for "William the Weed," as they have nicknamod the Kaiser, apparently confusing him with the Albanian IPrince. When the artillery fire slackened, the German infantry force struck at the Allies' left. Received 2, 11.50 p.m. London, September 2 (morning). The British bore the brunt of the attack. Masses hurled themselves for hours on a wall of steel, and towards evening the British were compelled to give ground slowly, after a day of most sanguinary fighting. 1

The success was dearly purchased, for the attacking German infantry fell in heaps. Stories of recent German atrocities against British wounded maddened our men.

The French on the right and centre continued to hold their own, and when the full force of the German attack was spent, towards evening, the French troops delivered a sharp counter-attack, the German* losing heavily. The fight was continued to-day, when a fresh onslaught was made upon the British, still on the Allies' left.

The British are now being reinforced, and are confident that they are able to cheek the enemy's advance.

"SPLENDID WORK." BKITI.SH BRAVERY APPRECIATED. MESSAGES FROM TIIF OOMMANDERS. Received 2, 6.50 p.m. Jxmdon, September 1. General Sir John Flench has driven round the English lincg congratulating them on their splendid work. General JolTre sent a message to the British that tlieir services had placed the French under a debt of gratitude that she can hardly iv-pay. FRENCH BRILLIANT VICTORY. GENERAL IPAU AT PERONNE. Antwerp, September 1. A rumor is current that GeneTal Pau brilliantly defeated the Germans near Peronne (east of lAmiens). It is impossible to obtain confirmation of the report.

Paris. September 1,

A German biplane flew over the city on Monday afternoon and dropped bombs without doing any damage. It is reported that the French cavalry captured an entire German battwy after the gunners had been killed by bombs from aeroplanes.

GERMAN RIGHT DEFEATED. AIXIKS GIVE GROUND ON THE LEFT WING. THE DEFENDERS' LLVES REMAIN INTACT. Wellington, Last Night. The High Commissioner reports:— London, September 1 (8.20 p.m.) The War Office at Paris states that on the right, after partial checks, we have taken thy offensive, and the enemy retired. In the centre there were alternating checks and success. A general battle is in progress. On the left, cirMtmslancus favored the Germans, and despite counter-attacks, the AngloFrench armies had to yield ground. Nowhere have, our armies been broken

through in the three days' battle,

ANfiLO-FREXCH armtks retire. Paris, September 1. It) is officially stated that on the left win« a series of circumstances favor-id the Herman*, and. despite eounter-at" tacks, the Allies hart to give ground. Our armies have nowhere been broken and their morale is excellent.