The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-20
tRy the Associated Press.)

AV
from the Battle Front, Oct. 49,
via Paris. Oct. 10. 1906 a. MI
What in previous wars would have
been called great battles were fought
today on the eastern wing OF the line
stretching from the Belgian coast to
switzerland. In this great battle of
nations. however, these fights are re-
narlcd merely as incidents. Fight
inc always has been of a fierce ma
iur,. in this owing to the strenuous ef-
forts of the Germans to obtain pos
session Of the strong fOrtreSScS of
ycrdun. TOul and Epinal to open u
way from Metz into France.
saint Die, on the Murthe 81 miles
northeast Of Epinal, was the center
of today's attacks which resulted in
a rcp,Jse for the Germans with heavy
casuities. Tx borders Of both Alsace
and Lorraine also felt the shock of
the battle and In the Vosges the
famous French Alpine regiments
were In contact with German columns.
The mountaincers continually keep
the Germans busy by utilizing their
remarkable mountain guns and baff-
ling their efforts to displace them.
GERMAN COMMUNICATIONS CUT
Their greatest achievement in the
recent operations was the cutting OF
railroad communication between Col
mar. capital Of Upper Alsace, and
MueIhauscn, Prussia, thereby in
creasing the difficulties of h Ger
mans I'm sending their wounded to
The rear and bringing up supplies.
The Germans have brought ten
inch mortars in this district, sup.
posslly for an intended eventual
siege of BeafOrt- In view Of b q the
French have renewed their attacks
from the south and again advanced
beyond Aitkirche. A great part OF
the lighting one in Alsace IL
illuminated at night by forest fires
along the Swiss frontier caused b!
shei,s falling across the border.
Nong the cntrenched line Whert
The armies have been forced to fac
for six weeks, nothing beyond
~desultory bOmbasximent occurred to
day; but fighting continues farthe
north, on the western wing, wher'
The German efforts to break tn
allies lines have been unsuccesS
fuI.
\ DARING FRENCH FEAT.
During a dense fog which over
hung the battle line, hindering Op
e%rations on both sides, a section @
French infantry recently made q das
ON The Germans on the SOmme rive
surprised the men in the trenche
and annihilated their first line wit
The bayOnct.
The F1enchmcn pursued their ad
vantage but fell into the hands of
reserve battalion of German infantr
who captured all OF them. b fC
thickencd and prevented the O.
mans from moving and they fOrme
a hollow square around the prisOnel
10 await he clearing of Il
atmosphere.
Ia Germans then bivOuaccd al
silence rcisncd until a voice rang O.
from among the prisoners, ito Il
guns. comrades" Every Frenchmi
rushed to the stacks of guns, Il
hutts Of which could be seen benea
the fog. The German command
and a dozen men standing qua
tricd To resist the French but II
under their own bayOnets and the e
ufc German battalion, dazed by t
onslaught surrendered. The Fren'
iook them back to the French lin
after the fog lifted.
TtRCOS USE THE BAYONET.
I'm another part of the line whe
ooo Germans were we'll burrOwed
guarries. the French general call
.of 500 TurcO volunteers. During I
night the AlgcrianS. d~iscarding TIM
oncif teeth and surprised the IL
MANS Of whom only eight escapd'
II number Of spies in the "
conc seems undiminished n tn
are frequent executions, particula
:" me east. Recently a Germ
"s""el and a captain appeared in