BRITISH BATTERIES USE GAS SHELLS.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 97, 26 April 1917, Page 4

BRITISH BATTERIES USE GAS SHELLS.

HORRIBLE GERMAN CASUAL-

TIES.

FACING THE MAIN GERMAN

ARMIES

Aus^ralijwi and N.Z. Cable Associafcian* (Received April 25, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, April 24. Mr Philip Gibbs reports: The Germans are also fighting desperately, to • regain the key position at Monchy. (>ur airmen discovered 4000 Ger- • mans at Bois D'Asart, intending to--attack. The British batteries filled: the wood with gas shells. The German casualties were horrible. :'■■.-,'.•

The Germans are fighting in better spirit than in the Vimy battle, ut> doubt because they are'fresh troops, only just flung into the fighting line. The second* phase of the battle of Arras is in onr favor. We have many, prisoners, and our losses are muck lighter than those of the Germans. We are noiy confronted by the main German armies, no longer fighting rearguard actions, but standing to battle and striking back hard.