"BOLTED LIKE HARES."

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11508, 2 October 1915, Page 1

"BOLTED LIKE HARES."

THE FIGHT AT SOUCHEZ. WOOD TAKEN BY THE FRENCH. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Received October 2, 10.20 a.m.) LTJS'DOX, October 1. Reuter'.s correspondent writes: ; ' The Booties bolted like hares into a wood." said French soldiers describing the charges at Souchez. (i Simultaneously with the order to advance wo exploded seven mines, completing the destruction of the trenches. We dashed hot on their heels. Some of our comrades stayed behind to explore ravaged trenches and subterranean shelters twenty i'eot deep, throwing in bombs to prevent the occupants attacking us in the rear. ' : As 'fast as the Germans ran we soon caught up and occupied tho second lino of trenches in the middle of the wood, whik» some crossed tho Souchea brook, and some went up tho road tov, aid.-. Aiigro-. The currrv b.vuuat up strong reserves and our officers recalled us to tile first German trench. Our artillerv in the evening bombarded the wood, and its aspect changed as

if by enchantment. Soon only the trot* stumps remained. "Wo treated the German shrapnel philosophically, hocmso wo wore stool helmets. Next afternoon wo re-attack-ed tho wood, stumbling, over fallen branches. Tho German iua<dnnc jriiiis were mosd) troublesome, being almost invisible in steel-plated pits. Wo sheltered in shell holes, while lumbers crept in behind tho tree stumps and/ kept up a rain of bombs. They soon droro out the Germans from tho wood, which Is now ours for good."