ENEMY UNDER PRESSURE.
NO RESPITE ALLOWED. EFFECTIVE USE OF TANKS. A. mid N.Z. LONDON, Aug. 9. General P. B. Maurice pays a tribute to tie work of the newest tanks south of the Scmme, where they recently had a dress rehearsal The enemy was alert . north of the Somme and in the neighbourhood of Moreuil, consequently progress was less there than in the centre, but the centra progress was most important.- The enemy at Montdidier is already in a pronounced salient, and the advance cast of Villers-Bretonnens has made his position very uncomfortable. Already Amiens is out of reach of all except the longest range guns. More important still, we are giving the enemy no respite, but keeping him on the defensive while getting up the heavy guns on the Vesle. It is premature to say definitely that we have won back the initiative, but wo should if the battle develops as it promises. Sir Douglas Haig's success is due to surprise, consisting of a secret concentration, a short but intense bombardment, and the launching of a formidable tank attack. . j
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16926, 12 August 1918, Page 6
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181ENEMY UNDER PRESSURE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16926, 12 August 1918, Page 6
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