GERMANS AND THE BAYONET
NO RELISH FOR IT (Rec. August 31, d.40 p.m.) London, August SO. Communications from 'Munich state that the Bavarian soldiers are terrorised by the ardor of the French troops, three- to one being necessary to overcome the French: The Russians declare that the Germans funked ihe bayonets at Soldau, in East Prussia, and fled into a bog. The Russians marched over their dead bodies' The Belgians at Namur say. the Germans are '.lad riflemes. They never put the rifles to the shoulder or take aim. They are well organised, but are great cowards, and much afraid of the oajonets. When they see one they turn and run. , The Turkos declare: "When we hit one German with a bayonet five fall down."—"Ernes' 1 and Sydney "Sun" services. ' \
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2243, 1 September 1914, Page 6
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