A SANGUINARY FIGHT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 2 August 1918, Page 5

A SANGUINARY FIGHT.

BETWEEN AMERICANS AND PICKED PRUSSIAN GUARDS.

COMBATS TO DEATH AND NO

SURRENDERS

(Received Aug. 2, 8.55 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1

The New York Times' correspondent says that in the vicinity of Sergy an American division fought the Prussian Fourth Guards, who are different to other German troops, as they do not surrender when their ammunition is exhausted, fight hand to hand to the death, and fire machine guns until killed. Only eleven prisoners were taken in two days of the bitterest fighting. Two companies of Americans, largely German-Americans, fought bloodily with the foe, showing no love for the Germans.-—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.