ANZACS UNDER A HEAVY FIRE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10108, 16 October 1917, Page 5

ANZACS UNDER A HEAVY FIRE.

|| SHOT IN S-WAMPS BY SNIPERS. ITAustralian-New Zealand Cable Association. 9 , LONDON, Oct. 15. {* Mr Philip Gibbs'says: In Friday's battle '-ihe Anzao troops on the right flank made ! good. They reacbe<l the edge of a hum , mock called' Crest Farm and killed the gar ' rison. bid the Germanljiiachine-gimners and : riflemen held another knoll beyond Crest Karin, subjecting the An/.acs to a deadly short range (ire. Yot the, : An/.acs would have held the ground here if they had been supported on the left; but the oft her An/.acs, having a. bad time in the swamps, were unable to make much headway owing to the dcadlv tire from the higher ground. Rain fell the whole time, making the ground oven worse than before, and the mist ihickened, preventing our aeroplanes from directing the gums, consequently it was decided ’ not to continue the second stage of the attack and withdraw , the Anzaos. On the v night centre the Germans on Friday; afleri noon opened an intdnsc barrage lasting all nJ\rht. The German defences wore protectI od by blockhouses and all the machine-guns | from the supporting lines were sent to the f rottf. The enemy never massed so many machine guns on his front before, many being posted in the trees, and ho never had so many riflemen scattered among the shell craters. Machine-gun fire and rifle lire never ceased for an instant during the attack. Our men, floundering in the hogs, were unable to keep up with our barrage, and the German snipers and gunners shot with cool aim while our men struggled for- | ward.