TERRIFIC FIGHTING AT ST. ELOI
GERMANS PAY DEARLY FOR BRIEF OCCUPATION. BRITISH CLEAR THE VILLAGE WITH GREAT DASH. i (Received 1.50 p.m.) , LONDON, March 21. i Tbe official "Eye-witness" with the British headquarters says that the f fighting at St. Eloi on March 14 and 15 was of the fiercest description. The Germans suffered terrible losses, and paid dearly for their temporary occupation of the village. ' They barricaded the streets, which were defended by machine-guns. We stormed these one by one, our men coming on time after time, regardless of losses, until the village was cleared. The heavy toll of officers at Neuve Chapelle was due to tlie intricate country, intersected by hedges and ditches, compelling the plateoa efficers to advance and to find the way in order to circumvent obstacle^
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 69, 22 March 1915, Page 5
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