HUN ON FLANDERS BATTLE

Evening Star, Issue 16625, 7 January 1918, Page 4

HUN ON FLANDERS BATTLE

ENDLESS HOWS OF ENEMIES.

Ehe Berlin 'Post' publishes a letter from the field, headed 'ln tho Flanders Hell,' in which the writer says that the struggle just experienced surpasses anything the Germans liave bo far known. Nothing, lie says, remained intact under tho British fire, and the smoke bombs caused a fog compared to which real fog is patchwork. Gas clouds, too, had a singular effect on the German arms, covering all the metal with thick rust. Suddenly drum-fire began, with the most frightful effect, 15in, 12in, and 9in shells rolling up with mines, machine-gun volleys, and bombs. German nerves, he continues, held out with the utmost resolution, always expecting the moment when a thunderstorm of fire should break loose. And tie storm came. In a neighboring section flame-throwers began, and against this murderous method no measures avail. Now we had tho enemy on our neck. Tank after tank rolled forward. These monsters appeared invincible, and if one was hit by the heavy artillery the guns and machin-o guns continued to" work. Bohind the tanks came Scots and Canadians. We saw nothing but endless rows of enemies. Finally our reserves made a countexattaclc Murder broke out afresh, till fradually tho enemy were pressed' to the order of our former lines. The battle ebbed' away, but no rest came.