WESTERN CAMPAIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16610, 20 August 1918, Page 3

WESTERN CAMPAIGN

: ?.. ;FAELU.RE»OF ENEMY RAIDS. . Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. . LONDON, August 18. A French cbmniunique_ issued at 4.10 p.m. states.—There is lively artillerying in the A vie district and .also between the Oise and tiie Aisne. Enemy raids in Champagne completely failed. 'AMERICANS IN THE YOSGES, An American communique states.— In the Vosges we captured the village of Prapelle. AUSTRALIANS' GREAT RECORD. Mr; Hughes, addressing Australian liospital patients wounded in tho recent 'lighting, said' Australians had had tho honour of reaching tho most distant l-oint-- attained in'the advance. They bad cleared the enemy from 100 square miles of territory, capturing over 18,000 prisoners and 120 guns. Their total casualties wero a. little over 2000. One of tho best tributes to the Australians' y.as in the captured map showing that j whenever Australians wore known T o ] lold sectors tho Germans labelled these: '■■ troops." | '""' CAPTURES. NIGHTGOWNS MADE OF PAPER. •Mr R. Gilmour, writing from Australian Headquarters, says that t-lio Germans abandoned a. vast store of foodstuffs at Libons, including much . vine, spirits, and sugar. A field hospital furnislied further evidence of the shortage- of cotton stuffs. NighVJiirtß; \ b&udagos and string were all made from paper. The Australians 'wero much amused at tho nightshirts:, sewn withbknrk thread with' a.' -dinky'' paper bow. at.the nock. They csroturWi several "oicvclcs . with scores" o? little j Fpriiig=! under _ .-m outer metal tyre i iasteajl-of a rubber tyre. I

GREAT FIGHTING SPIRIT.

Mr Murdoch, writing " from Australian Headquarters, reTers to tlio keenness for further fighting, and thQ confidence roused in all the men. Thev svll desire tc- meet and drive the enemy headlong.

He describes the champion- of the New South Wales unit as a >o'dier of herculean type, who arctouwhoct tluGermans during the Villersjkenton.

neux fighting by breaking an. officer's neolr'vutb, his fingers.; He .got well ahead of his company during the fighting on August 8, and reached a German field battery from which the. enemy appeared to have fled. Suddenly lie was attacked from a dugout behind. Rushing forward, with .bayoneifixed, he. killed-nine--Bodies,;' qr.ivering there with little fighting'spirit,, thus capturing the battery.