THE AUGUST SUCCESS AT HOOGE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6307, 3 November 1915, Page 1

THE AUGUST SUCCESS AT HOOGE.

In view of the new success at Hocge, j this account of what occurred there] early, in August (after which the Ger-, mans retook the U'enches)js of special 1 interest:— [ The British success at Hooge was, ' from all accounts, a brilliant exploit., , accomplished with comparative ease. uie attack was carried out with important effectives, and fche<ei)eiiiy found ' it impossible to withstand the on-1 «ltiught, commencing to fall back immediately the British swarmed over the j parapet. ' j A curious position arose as the result | of the suddenness of our attack. While the British troops occupied part of the long-disputed trenches, German troops who had not taken part in the engagement held part of the same trenches further to the north. The severest fighting the'n took .place actually in the trendies. The Germans disp ayod great tenacity, despite our superior numbers, but were unable to hold their ground, and were practically annihilated. Advan; ing over their dead bodies we gradually swept the stragglers out (if the position, though only a few survivors got out of the trenches alive. lhe subsequent German bombardment forced ns slightly to reorganise our line, but our original gain is to all intents and purposes maintained, and wo are now in a better position to pursue our advantage than we have been, in this region, at anv time during the past. The prisoners we took were captured m the trencbejs during the first surprise, and surrendered without opposition rather than fal. back across shellswept ground. * Diiring some minor lighting on the Ipres-Aienin road about the same time there occurred an incident which is well north mentioning. The Germans, in a .-urprise attack, actually reached uur trenches, which at this point were /reld by Highlanders. .Severe hirnd-to-hiind fighting ensued, during which the enemy was driven ba k. , Suddenly there was heard the wild music of the pipes, and with a loud veil the Highlanders sprang from their positions and rushed upon the Germans before they could regain their trenches.