CAPTURE OF METZERAL.

Grey River Argus, 28 June 1915, Page 5

CAPTURE OF METZERAL.

A GREAT DEED OF FRENCH ark?', : . / ''PARIS, June i 6. The capture 6f Metkeral ranks' a* the miost glorious deeds vof /« French arms.:' ■'■■■ -'- •■- ' v. .: : ; " ' •: ■ : .- ' V'" The enemy had^ transformed tW ; yil la.jre into a veritable, fortress, 'fin 1 " thp streets were barricades with wir^ and overturned carts Masking" machineguns^ ■'■ ' -'■'.■■■;'>■■.• "*^:'" ; '•■.;■,. j : ■■' " Even the cemetery which was the key of .th'e 1 village was fortified and the vaultc.-rniried . . ; '^ > 4ftf : r ; -he^y^ r shepinir v the' Frericli launched an inia:ntry ?t<;?ck the cernr tery;i .being- .the .first obi^ctive. : TJve Germans were (driver* ou+ '. . .. Blrvwinqr up: 'tJJe. Vaults thoy. fre.^r to withdraw from the : village, fie-ht-ini?; even' step; . ' '-\ Fvery -house had its ouota. of defe^ der£ . -.v- * V y -:- ; - ■.';-..-• ■; i ; '.'".. ' The iAlpini dr<>ve tKo.Oprro,ar <; fff^ 4 +h;p! rooms "to the .rpllar*!'.. pt/I ■ fl N 'p pAliart; to" "thf h?T^n y>r>r\ tT i »'*»,f' > ;' 1 ' < '" rm up the remainder. who surrende r cd. • -.-■ . ■ ■"■ -■; . ■ ... „,•'■■ '.