The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-23
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paris.--I have Just rslurne4 70
Paris to rest up day or two aRd 81
a few necessariss after week NJ the
sront OF the lett wing OF the allis6
armies Who are facing 0snsrai yea
K1ucks array.
Farther to the ssss In iins e.
tending from Rcsns 70 scar vsrdun
the Preach are holding thesr ground
against fesee onslanght Of tho Ger
mas under the prince u WuFtsmr
burg
VIII recount what ! have sit
nsssed during the last few days;
Leaving Meaux. we made our way
through varsnnes and Lily. the scsas
Of fierce lighting during the battle OF
the Marne, some details of which
gave In ing FIRST letter All the dead
hare nsw been inferred and the
wounded removed from the several
deserted villages through which 70
psssed.
Find Wfscked German Pssns.
lefors arriving At Leerts Milon We
came across @ German aeFopiane
which had been brought down BY tho
British. The English flying squad
have been doing grand work In the
cir not only a. scouts but In attacking
hostile air craft Il 10 reported thar
no less than seventeen German avia'
tors have fallen victims TO the Eng
Nah dying men.
On approaching villers- cotterets. In
she middle OF the forest Of that name
ne came across several military auto
mobiles. lying BY the side OF the route
which the Germans had abandoned IN
their hurried flight 10 the north TWO
ef these were marked FIELD Post
tfeId or military post. A little far
ts,ef on We encountered air large Ger
man motor trucks which had evf
dsntiy been destroyed BY the Ger
mans: everything was burnt up ex'
cept the iron work. These wagons
had been left In the road to delay
pursuit, but the French had over
turned them into the ditch on each
aide Of the road.
Meet osrman PrsonsrA
II was dark when We arrived At
viilers. Cottersta. Before we had time
to get out OF our auto heard u cry;
"voila les Allemandsl" there come
the Germansi) and. indeed. a moving
gray mass soon came into sight, sur
rounded by 4 cavalry escort, There
were about 100 OF them. prisoners.
marching In the cold rain Many OF
them wore Red Cross arm bands. and
I noticed q few ofiesrs among tho
bunch. Their expressionn was sour
and suilen. but considering their pri-
vatious. they looked At enough phys
icaiiy.
These were msa that had got lost
In the forest and failed to catch up
with their columns. Many prisoners
are taken IN q similar way on both
sides. Sometimes they come stras-
siing In half starved TO death.
psss Might In . Chateau.
We passed the night In an old chat
eau. The town was full OF troops.
and the hotels packed with oficers,
no we were very lucky to get under
cover at all, A few days previously
the Germans had occupied tho town.
the statf having made their headquar-
tors At this same chateau. The cham.
Der maid left In charge OF the house
1.-THE owner and his wife having ned)
told us that the Germans had taken
away some valuable Gobelin tapes
tries the smaller tapestries had been
iet. They had also taken away some
silver plate. but had left behind many
pieces OF considerable value,
We SLEPT on the door In the n
Arary. In a separate building. enc Of
the finest private libraries have ever
seen. containing several thousand vol
nmes, A very elegant secretaire In
che library had been forced up. the
contents ransaeked. and the top
wrenched OF and thrown on the door
I had nothing to cover me With, and
~ It was cold slept very little.
We could hear the guns booming
the greater part OF tho night
Approach the Firing Line.
Starting out early In the direction
OF Soissnns, We came upon the Thir'
teenth regiment OF French artillery.
~ but Ave miles from the latter town.
Wa could hardly believe We were 40
close to the rriRs line, but there they
were, twelve guns. (known as the Sew.
enty'nveI. pounding away across the
valley TO where the Germans were In.
trenched
We stopped our auto at q respect
able distance and approached the bat.
tories on foot The ammunition wag-
cns and extra horses and men were
all drawn up silent and moticnless
behind q hedge q short distance from
the guns. There was no danger then,
a. the Germans were replying only TO
other French batteries lower down the
valley
Very soon the men not busy at the
runs began 10 surround as. begging
tobacco and cigarettes. II is an aw.
fai thius for these poor soldiers to be
Asprived OF the comforting weed, |
sAw great deal OF this later. on the
Geld and at hosnitals