IN THE WEST

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1915, Page 5

IN THE WEST

FRENCH GALLANTRY AGAINST OVEItWIIKI.MINOi ODDS. Paris, August b. During tiie lighting' at iiteinhaeh Lieutenant -Martett's section was ordered to charge the trendies. P.y terrific lire the enemy destroyed half the section, hut the remainder continued to tuivunce. When ready for the iinal dash there were only 17 survivors, and grenades further reduced them to 11. This number, headed by .Martcll, sprung over the parapet, killing all in the trench and losing another man. The men remaining' scoured the shelters and communicating trenches, killing all who resisted. Many Ceruiiuis howled for mercy. Altogether Mai'tcll's party killed 77 and tool; wounded prisoners and ti/ iiisw winded, tu-ncral Jotfre decorated the heroes. TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT. 20,000 SHELLS AN HOULi. Purisj, August 8. During the t!l hours of tile bombardment, in the Argonne the Crown Prince's artillery threw twenty thousand shells in u single hour, without dislodging the French. A UALLANT nf'i'TCEi:. Loudon, August S. A comrade describes tile death of Captain Smart, uilo in order to get to the front enlisted as a private in the West Surreys under the name of llardy, at Festubert while, throwing bombs, llardy suddenly advanced cooly to the enemy trenches oblivious of shells fulling. Shrapnel blew oil' half lii.-i liur.il, but he still pushed forward throwing bomb; with tile other. All officer called to him to come bnk, but he replied "My place is at the front. Nothing makes any diUerenoe to me." lie went on throwio;' bombs ami then a bullet killed him. ' I'llßNCll OFFICIAL UKI'OItT. Paris. August ;i. A comiiiunioue -ia(■' : 'I here is jironade fighting round S'j'.K'lu'Z. Ai'ut a day's lighting in the Argouiie the Cei'mans peiietraied one of our works in the -alieut at Voidable 'lloiiyette. Coun-ter-attacks e.vpi-iled the iierman-. wlio uliJi- retained a listening port iu front of our foremost line. A night attack at Fi!!c Motto gained a fooling in our trenches, but the enemy was immediately driven out. except for :i) moires. We repulsed an extremely violent attack at' Lingekopf. with heavy los-ss. in

front, of nun (.I our companion over liur.drc I Orrmaiu are hanging on U.2 barbed wire. The aviator Xongesstr broujjit down a Taubo at Xaney. Nonzesser has participated in fifty-three air raid:). THT: fiERMAX VIBW. Amsterdam. August S. A Ocrman oommun'fmc stales: TT;- reVulcod a hand prenadc attack at SouoVira and counter-attacks against tti<i trendies we captured on Saturday In tli» West Arsoonff.