CAN’T STAND THE STRAIN.
. GERMAN OFFICER’S CONFESSION. • (Australian and N.Z. Cable Msn). LONDON, Feb. 11. A German officer’s report found at Grandecourt, dated the night prec-ed- j ing the evacuation, admits the supe- j riority of the British artillery, and states:—“From 11 in tlie morning till 5 in the evening we have been under a violent ceaseless fire. No- j thing can withstand it. The trenches . and shelters are so damaged that they are no longer of any use. Be- j tween 10 and il at night the bom-; bardment was resumed with unprecedented violence. Enemy aeroplanes flew over the position all day at a low altitude, directing the fire. Our artillery replied feebly. Our aviators did not appear until late in the even- j ing. If the bombardment continues' to-morrow we will not have the i slightest shelter.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4472, 13 February 1917, Page 5
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