BRITISH GALLANTRY AND TENACITY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11619, 10 July 1916, Page 5

BRITISH GALLANTRY AND TENACITY.

FIERCEST FIGHT OF THE OFFENSIVE. CAPTURE OF OVIUERS. PRUSSIAN GUARD DECIMATED.! Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. Received July 10, 11 a.m. Paris, July 0/ French newspapers declare that the British yesterday fought with unsurpassed gallantry and tenacity. The object was, to straighten the front and bring it into line with the French. The fighting was the fiercest during the present offensive. The centre of the combat was Ovillers, which the British, steadily encircled, despite Germany’s huge sacrifices for keeping it,,. The German action in sending the Prussian Guard east of Oontalmaison proves that they scented danger. The Kaiser’s picked troops returned again and again to the attack and left 5000 dead on tne battlefield. The Petit Parisien states that the struggle for the Leipzig redoubt was especially severe. The British left the trenches with magnificent spirit and charged wonderfully. Spectators unanimously praise their intrepedity and the final overwhelming rush which ' took possession of a great portion of the fortress, two hours after the beginning Jof the attack. Then the victorions troops attacked Ovillers, which was a veritable fortress. The splendid dash seized first the streets and then the villge. RAIN STILL FALLING. IMPROVING THE POSITION. THE BRITISH CAPTURE OF GUNS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ) Received July 10, 8 50 a.m. London, Jnly 0, General Haig reports that very lieavy rain in the afternoon and evening impeded operations on the Ancre and Somme, and the night was chiefly spent in improving forward positions gained in Friday’s fighting. We bombarded the enemy’s tremhes with field guns and trench mortars at Gomnecourt. Despite unfavourable weather our aeroplanes gave valuable service and bombed an aerodrome at Donai, completely wrecking a hanger. During tbe offensive we captured twenty guns, fifty one machine guns, and many searchlights.