New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
DEATH SCENE TOO
BAD TO DESCRIBE
During Battle of the
Marine Corpses Buried
in Layers.
OLD CHATEAU BEARS
BRUNT OF FIGHTING
------------~---as
Conflict for Ridge OF Monde
mept Fiercely Waged for
Four Days.

London, Sept. I9.---TelCgraph.n" if''1
SGaanne, IN tho Department O. 'A'
Name, twenty-five miles aopIh Of hper'
nav. 1.-THE Timcg' correspondent rays
The territory over which the second
6cys battle Of the Marine was fought Is
now q picture Of deyeatation' soomlna-
nan and death almost too awful to
describe.
"sven now many sons OF the Father
lpnd n-e sleeping their last sleep IN
the open fields and in bitches Where
thew FELL, or under hedges where they
crayled after being caught by rifie
tulIet or Piece of shell, or where they
soucht ghelter from the mad Tusnes
Of the French tireurs, who have never
lnr, their natural dexterity with the
Info and who at close quarters ire
oucntIv throw away their rifles ahc
Ggnt hand-to hand.
"The German prisoners are now De-
ING used on the battlefield in searching
for and burying their dead comraaes'
Over the greater part of the huge oa''
tiefeld there have now been purleu S'
1o.ot those who died in open trenches
on the plsteaus or on the high ROADS
The extensive forest area, however
has hardly been searched for pou'e''
although hundreds of both French anu
,,ruans must have sought refuge ana
died there, The difficulty Oh Hht'nS
Lodics ia considerable, on account VI
the underground: .,,, broyr
aortb mark the graves Of the Vlctlu!s,
Some of these burial trenches are ~
vsrds long. The dead are placed shouL-
dor IN shoulder and often IN layer
This gives some idea Of the slaughter
that took place in this battle.
Flowers Planted on Graves.
"Tbe peasants, who are rapidly com
ing back to the scene, are marKihg inc
grave trenches with crosses and pant
ing flowers above or placing on mem
simple bouquets of dahlias, suhho"eFS
@Some Of the hottest fighting of the
prolonged battle took place around tne
beautiful old chateau OF Mondemeh''
on a hill six miles east OF Se2ahhe::
This relic of the architectural arr %
Louis XIV occupied q position "hlch
both sides regarded as strategically I'M
portant. To the east it looked GOWN
into a great declivity in the shape Oh
an immense Greek lamp, with the CON
cealed marshes OF st. Sond at the DOT,
tom. Beyond are the downs anu
heaths of Epernay, Rheims and Chahl-
pagne, while the heights Oh Argoh!e
stand out boldly in the distance. 10
the west is a rich agricultural couh-
try. e
"The possession of the ridge OF
Mondement was vital to either the at.
tackers or the defenders. The connlct
here was Of furnace intensity TOT IouL
days. The Germans drove the french
out in a terrific assault, and theh the
French guns were brought to bear lol-
lowed by hand-to-hand fighting on the
gardens and lawns of the chateau and
even through the preached walls. The
French again held the building for
few hours, only to retire before an
other determined German attack. On
the fourth day they swept the Germans
out again with she'll fire, under which
the walls of the chateau, although two
or three feet thick, crumpled ike
paper"
Germans Well Equipped.
The correspondent describes evl-
dences on the battlefield of how mag
nificently the Germans are equipped IN
the matter of ammunition and war ma
terial. He saw pyramid after pyramid
of shrapnel shells abandoned in the
rout, likewise innumerable painters
for carrying such ammunition. These
MANNERS are carefully constructed OF
wicker, ard hold three shells in exact
" fitting tubes, so that there can be no
movement. ,,
The villages of Dyes, VilleneuVee,
Chatillon and Soizy-auxBois were al.
bombarded and completely destroyed.
Some fantastic capers were played by
the shells, such rs blowing away half
house and leaving the other half in
tact; going through a window and out
by the back wall, without damaging the
interior, or going a few inches into
the wall and remaining fast without
exploding. H..
Tilleneuve, which was retaken three
times, is, including it's fine old church.
in absolute ruins.