ATTACK BY SEVEN GERMAN BATTALIONS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6300, 29 September 1915, Page 5

ATTACK BY SEVEN GERMAN BATTALIONS.

Helpful Aeroplane Attacks.

Beaten Back and Great Losses Inflicted, lieo Sept 20, 10.35 am Paris, Sept 28 A communique records :—■ We progressed nearer and uearer. the crests south-east and casts of Sonchez. The Gcrniiiua iv the Champagne j area are resisting in reserve positions, protected by extensive aud disguised \ entanglements. i We farther progressed towards Hill 185, east of Sonumepy. Seven enemy battalions attacked out trenches at La Fillo iUorto Bolanto, but suffered a serious defeat, flicy penetrated our first line of trenches at some points, but our counter-attacks iv tho night expelled them. The ground in front- of our trenches was covered with (Jlenuau dead. | German Soldiers from Russian Front. lice Sept 29, 11.5 a m London, Sept 28 The Exchange Telegraph Agency says many German prisoners state they had just arrived from the llussian front aud had been re-equipped. There is great optimism iv Berlin and greater in Paris. Belgians Care for British Graves London, Sept" 28 Belgian peasauts are paying attention to many of the graves of the British dead and are bestowiug great cate on them. A letter by a lady at Mons says everywhere in the fields are grave?, some containing twenty soldiers, covered with beautiful Mowers, which are ruuewed every Sunday, u.ud are visited i by hutklretls of people. Over the graves are the inscriptions : " Hera lie brave British soldiers, who died in. defenco of our country,"' Broad that is as fresh tho third d&z eg it h the iii'fet —that's tho bread >f*uvraut Try HUiuuioncU.*