THE LATEST PUSH.
INFANTRY'S DIFFICULT TASK. TERRIFIC HAND-TO-HAND CLASHES. LONDON, October 10. The United Press correspondent states that a pocket of Germans in Daisy Wood are still holding out, but are fast dwindling. Fighting continues at Poldershoek Chateau. Hand-to-hand fighting occurred in Celtic Wood, which the Australians have now in their possession. Bayonets were freely used in terrific man-to-man clashes. The troops never had tasks harder than these. The Germans were unable to make a general counter-attack. The best they could do was a series oi feeble local reactions. British advanced posts in the centre, and on the right retired slightly at night in order to better consolidate their positions. Dawn brought tremendous aerial activity, scores of planes fighting in the midst of a 6torm of 6hrapnel, and firing machineguns on the German infantry and harrassing enemy balloons and batteries. Rain later blotted out the view.—(United Service.) I '
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1917, Page 5
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148THE LATEST PUSH. Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1917, Page 5
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