DARING FEATS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11215, 22 October 1914, Page 1

DARING FEATS.

FRENCH HEROISM. (Received October 22, 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 21. A daring feat was the storming of Larbedtee, westward of Lille. The enemy were strongly entrenched in front of the village, and all day artillery ehelled the German position, devastating their ranks. The French wer ordered to take the village at all costs. The way lay over open fields, without cover. The French advanced in open and the Germans withheld their fire until five bun- j dred yards. Then they swept the area j with shrapnel and rifle fire, infllctine ' j | heavy losses. ! The infantry advanced steadily and i carried the trenches at the point of I the bayonet. From every roof and window in the village their entry, was opposed, and mitrailleuses on the church tower swept the main street. The Germans were finally driven out. The French similarly carried EstancesThe French marines at Ypres, taking advantage of the mist, crawled up to the German lines, leaped into trenches*, i) and fell on tho enemy with bayo- I ■ ' i nets. The trenches were soon piled with German dead-and wounded, and I over foor hundred prisoners were taken. ] Ths, French casualties were tsjj. killed and <m& huadrde woundedThe Germans strongly attacked the trenches otuside Dixmunde at midnight on October 16. Tho Allies were outnumbered and retired on the holding - the outskirts until reinforce nwfit.s arrived at d«wn, vrlien Ido (-Jot

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Ail artillery duel 'foiJovfed, »ftcr whk-h the Germans \vitudro?r. BRUSH BRAYERT. The survivors of L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, during a, retreat near Ootnpiegne did not receive the order to retire through tho cutting of the telegraph*. When the fog cleared, they were subjected to a terrifio enfilading from a point previously hfild by French cavalry, which tho German field guns now occupied. The battery immediately, unlimbered end with magnificent; coolness fought the Germans, putting tho enemy's guns out of action one by one until only ouo British gun remained, with only three non-commissioned officers left to'work it. When the last German gun was finally silenced, French cavalry relieved tho British and found all tho German guns abandoned. The three non-com.'s have been recommended for the Victoria Cross.