THE TAKING OF HILL 304.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 August 1917, Page 8

THE TAKING OF HILL 304.

ENEMY RESERVE DIVISION PRAC-

TICALLY WIPED OUT

(Reuter Message.) (Received Aug. 27, 8.55 a.m.)

PARIS, Aug. 26. Reuters correspondent at French Headquarters, in connection with, the capture of Hill 304J says:—The Brandenburger's reserve division was practically wiped out and 69 of the officers and 2794 men of its three regiments .were made prisoners, which is well over a third of its entire bayonet strength. The prisoners inciude the. whole of the divisional organisation, with, cooks, cyclists and even the band, which was sent to the front line at Goose Hill as fighting men.