Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-09-15

shaken by the incessant cannonadlng,
and the airy tern by the continuous
rafting Of rifle fire. We rushed Tor
ward, that is to say our escouade, IN
order to reach piece OF ground sur
rounded by low dykes. A comrade
en- my right stumbled, dropped for
ward without uttering sound, killed
by a shot in the breast. A man IN
trent of me threw his arms up, Tell,
struggled to his feet, fell again, ana
'C'est ca were his last words.
I'VE had reached the aforesaid piece
of ground, Twelve of US. | looked
rcund for moment. A terrible bat
tie was raging, and SO utterly nor
rible were the scenes around me that
up OF this moment | cannot believe
that | have really lived to see that.
The widest phantasv cannot imagine
such a horror, in which absolutely
nothing human is left, and which
could not be equalled by the most
bloodstirring fancies of a horde OF
devils.
"A shell exploded near us, followed
by terrible Cry. Five of us were
lying dead on the little square. One
man had both his legs blown off, and
was still alive and conscious. implor
ing us to kill him. One officer ran
past, stopped, and, after a short look
at the man, shot him through the
heart. Ca vaut mieuX' he said,
'pauvre diable. He opene dhis mouth
to utter a command at his men, and
at the same moment got bullet in
his mouth. He turned round twice
and fell heavily on the dyke close by
me.
At a good distance behind us Red
Cross soldiers and two Red Cross
Friars, carrying the Red Cross flag,
were stepping over the wounded and
removing the INTO the ambulance vans
A shell exploded over their heads,
and only couple of the Red Cross
men were left.
-"More hostile troops have been adj
vancing. They have suffered heavy
losses. but Oh our side also the num-
Der of casualties is very large, and
our position seems to become critical.
We have to retreat, are, in fact, re-
treating Fresh French batteries are
put into action. ] am just looking at
a German battery which is being
turned in our direction when it is
hit by two shells simultaneously. The
German artillerymen at the guns are
swept away, two guns destroyed.
Zone moment it seems as if the
ourselves Of the opportunity to dash
forward, inflicting great damage on
them.
"They are undoubtedly preserving
our men are, and they display re-
markab.e self-cOntrol. Nothwthstand-
ing the appalling scenes around me,
| too. feel perfectly calm, now, and,
terrible though it may seem, / con-
TESS that without moments rrem-
Bile | aim at my living targets, shoot
and watch the effect of my bullets. So
do all of us. They do not waste their
cartridges. The enemy outnumber us,
however, So much that we could not
| offer longer resistance without eX-
posing ourselves and the main army
to an enormous danger.
1.-THE retreat is carried out splend-
| idly | have just reached the crease
Of hill when | feel slight shock in
| the left shoulder, nothing else. | do
| not heed, it, but some moments after
wards I feel burning pain in the
| shoulder, and l perceive that am
wounded and that the weight of my
| left arm seems to increase. Some
time afterward l find myself neatly
| installed in field hospital.
Here is my nurse again, with her
| pleasant smile. She says | have done
enough writing now and that | had
| better have my dinner. And if you
! don't obey at once you naughty bod,
she adds I shall have to punish you
| wonder what the punishment would
| be like. Well, fortunately, | have
ended the report so that l can obey
her. And my dinner is only too allur-
| ing, too.''