The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-07-03
THE BRITISH DASH IN <
SUDDENLY AND DEAL
4 GERMANS HARD BLOW
Grey Coated Troops of Hindenburg
are Hurled Back to Average DeDth
of 1900 Yards OH Three Mile
Front

Sot q Nasty ana unexpected blow to-
day when the British suddenly drove
forward in surprise attack along a
front of more than three miles and
hurled the startled grey-coated SOL
dlers back to an average depth of
l,50O yards. The operation was an un-
Iqualified success from it's inception.
and the attacking infantry reached
all their objectiyes.
BY this thrust the British not only
have greatly improved their position
IN this important and much contested
sector, which lies just north of Mer-
vile, but they inflicted heavy punish
ment on two hostile divisions that
were holding the line here-the Thir-
ty-second division of Saxons and the
Forty-fourth reserve division of Prus-
SLAMS.
Large numbers Of the enemy we're
killed in the hurricane onslaught and
some 23O had been collected in the
prison cages before noon.
The front of the attack was 5000
yards in length and lay approximately
between Vieux Berquin on the north
and Pont Journal, which is $3.50
yards northwest of Merville, on the
south.
West of Mcrville the British and
German lines here had been jammed
~ "io"o a{,allSC lHe cage Oh the
Nleuppe forest with the result that
the British felt a lack of elbow room
1t was in order to acquire more lee
way that today's assault was pro-
1jected.
The obJectivcs settled upon Law
along the winding little stream known
as Plate Becquc.
Pfussians and Saxons were holding
this zone.
The first stages of the drive were
comparatively easy. In fact, all the
1lnal obJectives were reached with
out much difficulty.
Inc losses among the storming in
fantry for the entire engapements
we're extremely light. Australian
troops on the LETT Of the columns car
IA out a stimulated attack of their
own which had an amazing result.
adding nearly half a hundred prison,
ers.
me morale of the prisoners taken
today was not high. These men and
others captured recently have appear
ed to be much dishcartencd by their
Iallure to get bigger result sin their
offensive. 90.
These men have professed to have
oeileVed that the United States was
hot. going to be able to render much
assistance to the Allies. The HELPLESS
ness OF the United States is being
pieaSheu asSlduously to the troops by
che German high command.
With the German officers. naturally
It IS different, for they have no de,
iuslons on the subject
lhe British pushed off at 6 O'Clock
thls morning after sharp lombard
ment, just as the white mists Uera
beginning to arise along the numerous
streams which thread their tortured
way through the regions. Statements
by prisoners show that the enenoy
nad not the slightest expectation of
the British taking the initiative. The
Termans felt so secure that thew were
devoting most of their time to a cam
palgn against the epidemic known TO-
caIy as the Flanders grippe.
me BRITISH were over the top at
ehe enemy before the latter realized
thelr danger. Machine gun POSTS wore
Stormed and cleaned out with hand
grenades and bayonets. Where the
Germans were holding stretch of
Cfench the attacking troops rushed nm
win rapid flrers and swept the ditch.
es with an intense fire that annihilat-
ed the defenders.
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