PLANS TO MYSTIFY BRITISH FAH HOPELESSLY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14285, 30 April 1917, Page 8

PLANS TO M YSTIFY BRITISH FAH HOPELESSLY.

FURY OF'GUNFIRE ON FLEEING GERMAN HORDES. " (By Philip Gibbs.-^Received** by Mail) War Correspondents' Headquarters in* France, March 13.' Eollowed closely by our troops* ahd -under the ioprSslngf fflry of our gunfire, the ehfthjf^liaa iSi'de aUotKer important retreat. .Our patrols are noAV beyond Loupart: Wood/ wMch' n was' imdor h^vy bombardment yesterday, and our men are^.mdving "Ctp around Grevilles, from which ther Germans have been driven,; i.«xoept,yperhapa,-for A: few, machine guii"-Reams' and- snipers. •,: ' I confess I had not thought thc^Geiv mans Avould'^sufrender Loupairt Wood, without a great struggle. It is' the dominating position ; Avhich gave them observation pves;\tt/W^at*etch» of poun^ try, and seemed the point of' defence Avhich, they coiild hold until., driyen out by direct or»in&rwffifi&te&b/ Obviously,*, hoAvever, the Capture of Tries made tliis position untenable,, aind.-the^ conceiitra.tion of our gunfc'e)^ry«V,"J^^)bie . ifi watch even fi^gi^nr^idP'Mf-the'lines, decided the enemy to -re]tr(^t^|tßfefe. iti garrison was annihilated;^ 4 /-' fifi "i^fifi BEHIND LAST \fi|^ENC!lE,^-v'*.' I*'l*' They were. slall»rholdmg on,-.to':.Bpc. cpioy v and, A^iieHePet^sat-the -noiftb^ western end "of tKe Essara*teupariUin*e] but further south they*fte b%l hind the last defeiisive.' Jsy^m.C;awf?Ba: paume ridge. That is^to say^tli^.'ar-e* along the line of lK>geas't|^ottd;* AfdhiStl' le-Grand, aria^Seil^%HK'^fififfi That poor town of ,'^hi^ tho Germanshave bwnVblasUngy and piling up ," WlWk<*^^*^ii^^^anii; trunks of fallen trees, -^^b, longer the far goal of our troops^iwi'th?^luclt : we shall be there „soon knfiofiMJieryi!Sfcds^*T why, afterwaf3^^E^^^^^ayyh§A^ a severe shock to. Ms n^ryeS.- yAtJj"present he seems to -- fie^ve'.^^'»i?na»: achieved our completeTiovajtifitai^ that we are utterly deV>^ed--ab^*vtt> hjs intentions, and groping^bSuJt..f or.some^ clue to explain them.-" J»'SrV.-*y .-^- -•-"*- PLANS ARE:.WELLJCNOWI!J. . It may Surprise arid >; hurt-^him. to Iknow that we have'4'ci%^i^^aai^o Ms future plaris,y and - TniSking' *cur own 'accordingly. We aipe on . the. eve of important movements, .yand "Ui©: enemy is not likely to '•'^.oid'j.-^ie^Eres.-? ■ure of thein<., withoulf'TleW^ damage,'' even if he escapee something like disaster. That ia all I,cah'sa^ at*.present;. I Avould like to l, pay'yhfere' aAd^ndW^a tribute to these young soldiers'of burs* who are keeping so closely m, touch with; tlie enemy, bringing up madhine! .guns apd trench morters and'- field with fine speed~iamd*-^i)irit^;:cliQgo'-' to' his very heels, aifd pMghThjf.'fott.^:^th patrols •through tbe~Bjg^t-*-tp-rfeei the eneniiy^ strength or* iveaKnessy' It??is -a'vdangerr ous game, tSfit"\t^thbulr strain upoiii the nerve of the^nien, laUt- they play*it. as a game witK^igtp&earts.'and audacity, taking all iMks^Kfehtlyj* ?' ; -> ■ - HUNTERfe'/fiPORT TO BRITONS:? To the mM.?^~ttp~'<)Utposts arid 'pati rols this fowM^hg^p? ,<)f the enemy is hunters' spoW" bitter than "trench war-' fare or a grand attack, although' the risks arc no€"ligh!t. The enemy knoAjtfs. they arc hard on his track, and that if he lingers, as m Irles, he wiß be caughts Itis dnlythe beginning of his troubles) for bfesid^» our patrols our men aire coming upj arid. -.not; ns laggards, and cveTy^h<j[mr.:.od*e:*Vf)reß--. sure grows stronger against >:liitf crumbling lines, ,-y* "^'■• ■• ■ ,- .■■-fi-..