without any difficulty taking some prisoners - shooting anyone who showed fight – no difficulty was found in getting over the wire as it had been well destroyed by our guns. There was no stopping the infantry and on they dashed to the second line. Fusiliers, Liverpool Scottish, Honourable Artillery Company all being mixed up together & full of fight. The German artillery had now opened fire, & the ground was well swept causing heavy casual ties. In the meantime our guns had lifted to the second line but so rapid [was – crossed out] was the advance of the infantry that the latter suffered from our own artillery before it could be stopped. To control the infantry fire each battalion had an