HEAVY FIGHTING.
SUFFERING FROM VI-RDUNITIS
GR-U>UlO DETAILS OF VARIOUS PHASES.
l-a.i-.i_;, March 3.
The German prisoiiers include wou'tide<l aud those pro.sirated and dazed through the awl'ul ordeal. Ma-nj' fi-ro nerve-tihaken and cry p'iitcously. They give tho most graphic details of the various phases of Ihe battle. Oino regi'inwiit waa ordered to axlvanco over tliiek .sticky clay. Tho men sUimblcd aawl fell helplessly, t'ho uiiitraiil'leusos niowi.tiy them down. A niiiiubei- wl.ated lilint they had hen recalled from Servia, and when they sa.-v Verdun they were told thoy were as_si«liiu_; in the iinal victory, and went itiito ba.btlu full of confidence. Their regiment, w'huh was attacking tlie ridge-cre:.l wju.th of Beaumont, had half their number lulled -M soon as they left, cover, a.nd the remainder, who wenut inlo Hell's furnace, mostly fell, a few being taken prisoners.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19160307.2.3
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2888, 7 March 1916, Page 1
Word Count
135HEAVY FIGHTING. Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2888, 7 March 1916, Page 1
Using This Item
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.