BRITISH SUCCESS NEAR ARRAS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 19 October 1914, Page 4

BRITISH SUCCESS NEAR ARRAS.

CAVALRY AND INFANTRY CHARGE TOGETHER.

' GERMANS DISLODGED FROM THEIR POSITIONS.

(Received Oct. 19, 10.30 a.m ) PARIS, Oct. 1&. During the recent fighting south*-' wajd of Arras the British posted in. a declivity on a hill became- suddenly •exposed to a murderous artillery and, nfla fire from Germans concealed on. the. opposite hillside. The British were' orfated to retire, and thereupon a, 'strong body of German infantry ad-' ; van.ced against the British. The lat^ ters reserves emerged from cover and [maved diagonally across the valley and ' the cavalry advanced! liie two forces conwrged and the in•feßtrymen, holding, the cavalrymen'a. .sfarrup leathers, Both charged t<*d ycmd the positions.,they had been hold^l ■The British artillery compelled the, Germans to ab«tfm the caves on th^. lalhndeai wher^.tfeir guns had bfeel •^doiMd I ail^they had been made Zt; /f mifiati°n shoW the a W T-f €h had beßn^str«cted at le.^t (Hgtfteea months.