MECHANICAL FRITZ.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1917, Page 5

MECHANICAL FRITZ.

BATTERING AT HOLLEBEKB..';j|| London, August t&'M Reuter's correspondent at headquarters writes:—"The Him ia Vsj|!| •mechanical in his methods. The lure L wm certain places seems irresistible, far as one can see, is not always fpwm erned by a purely tactical reason." Sjlj "The Germans on Saturday ■wfifl heavily counter-attacked at Owing to the dense weather our gupra|« did not sec the signal*, and the «?rt|df|j obtained a footing in the village. lw|||i >.cr<i were sent back with messages, IpseS the artillery, with wonderful pro)mj§§|| tude, put down a barrage upon the ;Qs|fi mans. When - this had lasted a) iraSW the ranpre was lenjfthened, cutting>pg§ffi the 'irea to the rear of the attack,'<jumi our troops attacked and drove blUBg j tlic enemy upon the curtain of fae,- 'tiSgrn the result that when daylight ca3nWs|jljj ground was seen strewn with Gem||i| "One might have thought that 'jIIIS experiment would have been enough fill the Hun, but last night his storm tMorafl attacked HoUebckc again, after a bombardment, to which our guns' with a ten-ific Are. A few of thfr'Wjeraraß may have reached o.ir wire, D H's«|l| liiiuly none got further. This W-ttfnmjffl was another costly failure. 'iLHlffl "It will be interesting to see how,opsg| the Germans throw their waves <Kmffl9 this spot, whether, indeed, they meanfifMJ repeat the Verdun tactics at Holk?)Stjln Throughout yesterday afternoon movement of troops behind their IhMH wis plainly viable, and artillery .SIhH ■itt"'ded to theFO columns of route. ij§Bß "The weather continue' fine <to*s|KH though mistier than our airmen-'Sm gunners could wish." „ i 'IJIhS The "Petit ParaieriV corresponstf«B paying tribute to the wonderful anil heroism of the BriUsh, states *uls|hJ ■between Pilkcm and St Julien ialion passed its objective in the .ment of the assault, and was, n sfd|9 surrounded. A company charged the German**, and farm. They held it several hours agjmiH tl» ice their strenglh until the iMffl talion had safely retired. TKp'.|iiJM .rounding Germans repeatedly the cpmjfany to surrender. ferred death to dishonour and except 10, all of whom were •ffOjntt^^^S