THE ALLIES’ CAMPAIGN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4004, 10 August 1915, Page 5

THE ALLIES’ CAMPAIGN.

GALLANT FRENCH TROOPS. ' SUCCESSFUL CHARGE BY MERE HANDFUL. GERMANS HOWL FOR MERCY. FRENCH REPULSE MANY ATTACKS, PARIS, Aug. 8. In the lighting at Steinbach. Lieuton ant Martel I’s section was ordefe-t to charge the trenches against f toirilic.'' lire, which, early dostoyed hall tiie section. Tlie remainder eontinuec to advance; and when ready for the final dash there were only seventeen survivors. Grenades further reduced the number to cloven. This handful, headed by Lieutenant Martell, sprang over the parapet, killing all in tile trench, but losing another man. The remainder scoured the shelters and communicating trenches, killing all resistors. Many Germans howled for mercy. Altogether Martell’s party killed seventy-seven, and took prisoners I thirty-eight woundeds and eightyseven unwounded. General Jolfre decorated the heroes. A communique states:—Grenade fights have occurred round Souchcjs. After a« day’s' lighting in the Argonne the -Germans penetrated one of our works on the salient at FontaineHouyettc. Counter-attacks expelled them, the Germans only retaining a listening post towards the flout of our foremost line. A German night attack a! Killemorte gained a footing in oar trenches. The enemy were immediately driven out, except for thirty metros. We repulsed an extremely violent attack at Lingekopf with heavy losses. Frontward of one of our companies, over one hundred Germans were hanging in the barbed-wire. During the last 24 hours there has been a bombardment of Argonrie by the Crown Prince’s artillery, which throw 20,000 shells in a single hour without dislodging the French.