New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
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peted the being maintained
with mastery skill and without undue haste
Meanwhile General Pau was sustaining French
centre by the River Disc which
coed with bodies and red with
blood From eyewitness of this great battle who escaped VIII" S
regiment learned that the German on
sugh had been repealed by series Of brilliant oayonet ana cavalry
charges
The Germans he sa army against
Imperial Guard but the heosm
troops the safety Of France de
pended upon ready with joyful
They attack but took the often
m and despite their overpowerng numbers
hment They which their ranks and
their routed Hundreds Of them bayoneted
hurled into the river Tbs Whole field OF battle was
outlined they had to abandon Certainly their
the German retreat in full swing and
we could claim realv victory the time being"
Nevertheless happened owing to the The
enemy brought compelled
ground On Tuesday light artillery coming
southwark and the field that
which shall always recolectOns
IN spite the loneliness the in
seemed that this was the right place to be order
touch with the French the to the capital AS
fact the place from all points OF view
nothing thousand chance that
succeeded in escaping quite nasty kind Of fate
woMENs FACES BLANCHED WITH FEAR.
81 might suspected something with the by
the strange look on friendly whom met He
vivid the disposition French troops on
neighbong suddenly parties peasants with
fear eyes in and put the horses
stumbling gallop.
women with banched faces carrying
along the dusty highway clear that these people afraid
and when they had passed
the countryside
singing birds above the nes winch were houeu VIII" the g"
light of the setting sum-
tho narrow little chua white
rising ground beyond suffered but here
lLd througb an omen window into deserted rooms No human
face returned my gaze abandoned emped of all its
p who their like those along the road
But presently saw human OF French
drapn with his his stopping
side of gpowder bags little further little
prous of soldiers bridges the
the They working calmly and could
they were doing They bridges blow them given
signal
las went further with
bottles wire cnangemen arfuy and carefully
made queer experience obvious there
business being the soldiers waiting something
happen At railway quickly learned the truth The
mans only miles in force At
might down. smashing everything IN e way and killing every
human being along that road
THE
rnd to stay Nous ic he said though
reckon with him. but ne emphatic in his
request another train could which
train from this threatened town, and left
with the sound Of guns followed explosion
when the bridge behind blown
which there only four other skted the
country
through the night and the engine driver laughed and
oily up salute when stepped the platform of
won't have after all, he said
at risky the The station crowded
French soldiers telling their
fighting dirty
from head to foot scohed
laughing courage quiet unbagging simplicity
which they assured a
destruction filled with admiration which
in words
A odds were against They
tons they had absolute faith
Of their allied arms"