HUSTLING THE HUN.
TACITURN COCKNEY / PRISONERS. ' -<\y. -,-■■■.* • ■-. - LONDON, Sept. 9. Reuter's i correspondent^ at - British headquarters, telegraphing on Sunday, says': .Our troops continue to; hustle the German a-etirement, of Avhidh prisoners from • the.. Alpine Corps supply j confirmation, 'relating 1 details -of the consequent con fusion. .The. hostile artillery ' fii*e -mostly comes from extreme ranges. ! On the Nieppe froiit a- strong ; enemy i attack forced back our outposts. The latest Boohe dodge is to use ferocious ilPg's Avith his sentries and patrols. 'A captured order pays a tribute to the taciturnity of the British prisoners, especially from London regiments/ who give admittedly the oleverest and most evasive answers.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14714, 20 September 1918, Page 5
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