The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-24

The center would then attack, press the
itIrencn iIs,t pack upon the river, and before
lhey could get across strike them on both
Hanks. or drive them into the water. To
LoWenberg fell the special task of moving
further up the Marne to Monte Pelier. the
could cross. Here the south bank fell
away and the north bank rose in three
hills, the center of the trio being really a
commanded the bridge below and the
banks of the Marine for some distance.
this far, and the main danger was in the
possibility of an opposing force reaching
the yiih hlll before eI,r We could get there;
ments and one of cavalry we pushed on
through the night, and before dawn
REACHED the sillery forest, which extended
encamped to await the signal to advance
and the arrival of regiment of artillery.
Early In the afternoon r we heard firing
snappy bark Of the high-power field gu guns IS
blended with the roll Of rifles and the
wierd howl of the new multipleX ribbon
Gatings. which sent out continuous
stream of explosive bullets, bursting on
TINS horribly Presently the great twelve
inch guns on the high banks came into
play. Their booming reports echoed
nous projectiles. The din was fearful.
thanked my stars that L was not within
range.
catch the flashes or light as the French
guns belcbed out their tons of iron and
the mortars their pots of acid fire and
liquid gas. It was not until afterward
that learned the full extent of the devil
ishness of mans inventive ingenuity IN
providing means for the destruction of
Then came our signal. High in the air.
to the east; appeared shower OF golden
of an aerial projectile was borne to. our
ears. The sparks paled and fell, and from
their midst hoated three blue stars. 1T
the river and that Monte Pelier must be
taken" said Lowenberg. He, gave an
order and the word was passed on. The
matter OF fact. Some one had blum
dered But we waited not. Here was our
task. and we moved toward 1t with
afacrity.
The woods came to an end. In front of
us the hill loomed up to the SKY; great,
SaiK a tss ntaTg ts bex
Fleischmann and 1 We're in advance, and
as we emerged from the woods. the troops
let whistled past my ear. Another flash
and report, another and another, each
only by the tramp of thousands of feet,
We saw that our advance was known TO
the French. but we pushed on. 1t was no
We had covered half Of the distance and
were climbing steadily when the whole
top OF the hill nEnteu up ana d Hiii OF ledu
down, a struggling mass Of men and
horses. 1t was no place for. cavalry
Again and again came that terrible Hash:
The crushing report as ot T. thousanas ne ,voI OF
terrible. The storm was too heavy. oin,
the ground and sought shelter behind the
boulders with which the hill was strewn,
or in depressions in the ground The ResrnS fre
,oisted great searchlights that revealed
our ranks. The sharp white rays dazzieo
eight thousand troops hugged the ground;
sheltered and unsheltered. Men groaned
Horses, maddened with pain and fright.
down dow the hill, killing and maiming many
AT brief and regular intervals came that
sheet of flame and the hail or builets' II
was death to retreat and death 10 remain.
So we lay until daylight. ~. a.,
AS the dawn broke and the sun Ut the
sky the French continued their destrnc-
ton in more diabolical fashion From
the top OF the hill they rolled great Dale balls
and scattered burning acids and noxious
gases. Directly above the point where we
three lay there was a well-detned mum num-
mock which DETECTED these hideous iIppies hp,se
survived that experience. OF those who who
were not so protected few escaped. Ine
whole side of the HILL for half a mile, was
covered with dead and dying. tho a, st
had diminished, but with the dawn ~
opened again, and the heavens were rent
with the crash and roar OF mlghty guns
which continued all day Withou. a 1ateT,I,tS- nw.
ever, and the horrible balls OF aeia eatae iie
no longer Lowenberg concluded that ths
| French ammunition had given OUT anu
that an attack was again possible SIN