The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
BY PHILIP GIBBS

Paris When escaped frofr
Anilens. before the tunnel was broken
up. and the Germans entered Into pos
session OF the town on August as, the
front OF the allied armies was In q
creatent from AbbevtIls. south Of
Amiens on wooded heights, and
thence In a Irregular line to soath Of
Mezieres
Tho British forces. abder Sir John
French, were at the left OF the center.
supporting the heavy thrngttorward
OF the main German advance, while
the right was commanded by General
Pau.
A Million on the Move.
On Sunday afternoon fighting was
resumed along the whole line The
German vanguard by this time had
been supported by fresh army corps,
which had been brought from Bel
GUM.
At least 100000 men were on the
move. pressing upon the allied forces
WITH a feroclty Of attack which has
never before been eYlaled Their
cavalry swept across a~great tract OF
country, squadron by squadron. LIKE
the mounted hordes OF Attlla. but
armed with the dreadful weapons OF
modern warfare
Their artillery WAS In enormous
numbers and their columns advanced
under cover OF II. not like an army
but rather like a moving nRtionI do
not think, however. with equal pres
sure at all parts OF the line. II formed
itself into battering ram gith a
pointed end and this was thrust al
the heart OF the English wing,
impossible to Resist.
II was impossible 10 resist this on.
siaught. II the British forces had
stood against II they would have been
crushed and broken Our gunners
we're magnificent and shelled the ad-
vanclng German columns 80 that the
dead lay heaped w along the way
which was leading down TO Paris, but.
a. one OF them told me
1t made no manner OF difference
A soon Nv we had smashed one lot.
another followed. column after column.
and by sheer weight OF numbers We
could do nothing to check them"
Aher this the British forces fell
back. lighting all the time, The line
Of the allies was In the shape OF
W, tho Germans thrust their main
attack deep into tho angle This po-
sition remained the same until Mon.
day. or rather had completed Itself by
that date. the retirement Of the troops
being maintained with mastery skill
and without undue haste.
River choksd With Dead.
Meanwhile General Pau was sustain,
tnG q terrific attack on the French cen
tar by the German left center. which
eliminated on (date omlttedl The
River Disc, which runs between beau
uful meadows. WAS choked with
corpses and red with blood
From an eye witness OF this great
battle an officer OF an infantry regi
ment who escaped with u slight wound
l learned that the German onslaught
had been repealed BY n series Of bril-
liant bayonet and cavalry charges
The Germans he said. had the
elite OF their army engaged against
Us. Including the Tenth army corps
and the Imperial guard, but the hero
Ism OF our troops Was sublime Every
man knew that the safety OF France
depended upon him and VAS ready 10
sacrifice his life. II need BE-, with Joy
fni enthusiasm
Gave Great Punishment
They not only resisted the enemy's
attack. but took the offensive, and In
spite OF their overpowering numbers.
gav~ them tremendous punishment
They had to recoil before our guns
Hundreds OF them we're bayoneted
and hundreds were hurled into the
s1ver. The whole field Of battle WAS
cotlined by dead and dying men whom
they had to abandon. Certainly their
bosses were enormous. and felt that
the German retreat Vas In till swing
and that We could claim real victory
Dor the time being
Pau Compelled to Yield,
Nevertheless the inevitable hap
pened. owing to the vast reserves OF
the enemy, who brought ny four diyi
sions, and General Pau was compelled
to give ground
On Tuesday German skirmshers
with light artillery were coming south
ward. and the sound OF their field
guns greeted my ears, Presently |
saw The figure Of French Dragon.
with his carhine slung behind his back
He WAS standing by the side OF
number OF gunpcwder hays A little
farther away were little groups OF sol
diers at work by two bridges, one over
. stream and one over road They
were worthy very calmly and could
see shat they we're doing They we're
mining the bridges TO blow them up
at a given signal
As went farther saw the streets
were streNn with broken bottles and
Uttered with wire eatauglemepts. art
fully and carefully made
Tran FOR German Army.