WONDERFUL BRITISH ELAN.
CASUALTIES' NOT IHEAVY.
LONDON, September 26. Mr Philip Gibbs writes: The enemy had massed many machine guns against us. It was hard, fierce fighting, and they did not yield, as easily on the first and second lines, though afterwards, when our men stopped tlem, eomo ran if they could. The enemy guns were quick to. barrage our lines, but our men along the MorvaiLes Bceufs road went through the curtain fire and the trenches and "villages in a, rapid, irresistible assault. The trenches were attacked by a body of troops already . sorely. tried 'by great Bucccs&ful achievements elsewhere. They were tired in body, but in spirit alert anc! keen, and advanced grandly. . The whole operation was carried out .without heavy casualties, except at ono point, where the machine guns in a strong emplacement caused a temporary check. By 3.30 all the ground eouth-westward of Morval and the whole village of Les Boeufs were in our hands. At 5 o'clock the airmen reported that the Germans were withdrawing batteries higher up, botween Les Loo'ufs and Gueudecourt. We had not progressed so much, and the enemy were able to maintain their defence of the. village of Gueudecourt, though the British forced their way into the' outskirts in face of machine-gun fire.
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Evening Star, Issue 16231, 28 September 1916, Page 3
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