The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-03
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN
THIRD BRITISH BATTLE
Itself In Vain Effort to Over
come Resistance.
FIGHT By no MEANS ENDED
English Troops Reinforced and Con-
fident Of Checking Advance-liais-
er's Men Display Extraordinary
Recklessness in Hope of Victory.

LONDON. September . t3:29 A. Nh
The Chronicles correspondent from an
unnamed town sends this account OF
the third British battle. dated Monday !:
desperate fghtiny In which the
British troops are playing heroic
part Is taking place close by. The
right wing of the allied forces has
been fiercely engaged. but II is against
the British or left wing that the Ger
mans are fiinging the whole VI their
weight, regardless of the enormous sac
rifce of human life cntaii.d
The battle, which Is still at an un-
decisive stage, was pressed by very
heavy artillery fire. The German guns
were we'll saved. and the aim OF their
gunners was rendered very accurate
by observation of aerial pilots
Fresh troops from England arrived
in time TO participate in the battle
These British reinforcemcuts had been
carving out strategic movements in
troop trains for several da:s. and were
all eagerness for brush with the
enemy.
Their chance came Yesterday Many
were reserves with South African ex-
perience. and they marched to the front
cheering the French and growing for
William the Weed" somehow confus-
Ing the German Emperor with William
cot Wied) of Albania. French and
English flags We're borne a. the head
OF each company.
MEN IN FINE F'ETTI.E
They were In ane fet,le Are We
downhearted?' would shout some one
from the ranks, and imrn ediately back
came the reply, No. but william the
Weed will be downhcarted by the time
ne finish with him"
An overwhelming German force
thrown against our left wing, spen,
Itself In a vain effort 70 overcome
British resistance
The fight for supremacy. which con
means ended. The brunt OF the at
tack was splendidiy borne by our sol
disrs The casultics were heavy
The German artillery FIRE ceased
o!ly 10 permit the advance 10 close
quarters OF their ASSEMBLING infantry
and the massed German infantry for
hours hurled themselves against the
British wall OF steel
Toward evening our brave fellows
we're compelled to give ground slowly
The slight advantage attained by the
German hordes was dearly purchase
as the attacking German Infantry fell
In heaps.
"on the RICH, and centre the French
we're more fortunate than ourselves
and contriyed TO mold their own To-
Nd evening the French delivered a
shEfp connter-attack, repulsiny the
enemy all along their front. The Ger
man losses are stated 10 be Very heavy
RATTLE CONTINUED
ny FRESH ONSLAUGHT
The battle was continued to-day bv
fresh onslaught on the British Ne
eordinG 10 latest Information our
sorely-tr!ed troops are being reinforced.
and are confident OF being able to check
the enemy's advance
The Germans AZ. displaying ex-
'raordiaary recklessness. tiinginr away
thousands OF lives IN the hope Of ui,i-
snateiy gaining their end.
That stories Of German atrocities
aIe not one whit exaggerated may be
gathered from the story told me hy 4
sergeant wounded near Mons As he
lsy helpless on the ground. and the
German infantry swept by. he could
hear, from the lmplorinc cries Of the
wounded In his front, tina, they were
he!ns ruihlessly pu; TO death BY their
toes,
CLOSING his eyes, the wounded ser
1eant lay perfectly still As the Ger
mans passed him he received violent
blow in the chest from! the butt end
~ rifle which broke one OF MS
,iDs. He bore the pain unhinchinrly.
mother PrussiaH shhed Il wounded
man with his hayonet as ne went mas,
'Cltimately the German advance was
broken. and their infantry came roll
ing back The wounded scrgcau, then
was picked UP by British strercher.
bearers"