DEFENCES SHELLED.
HEAPS OF GERMAN DEAD.
AMMUNITION ABANDONED.
Received September 16. 12.45 am.)
London, September 15. Very li,.t lighting; took place at \ airtldas. three miles north-east of Meau.v. im Thursday. Semiperma-
nent entrenchments were erected by the U-rmans with a view to a definite stand, hut their Din and sin Kims were badly placed, and the Flench were abl- to blow the bat- ''.''"'• '" pieces from an opposing f'tlff'. having the tinman infantry •'•' fi'".it of the batteries an easy !" v >- A few infant rv escaped into the fields.
I Both sides of the villages were heaped with (.Vrninn dead. Piles ["• mi \ph.d. d shells in wicker Markets wen- abandoned near the k1,, " '• Tin- trees which the fler- . '"■'■"- '"" 1 Imped would serve as I-!', ,l ' ■' «,. rt . turn to pieces by the :I' Kin h it i I lory.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15715, 16 September 1914, Page 9
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