The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-16
CORRESPONDENT WITH GERMAN ARMY
DESCRIBES CONFLICT ON THE A|SNE

get them. / had brought q consider
able supply along, which / gave away.
At first the soldiers helped them
selves sparingly with unwilling 20
likeness.
Go ahead and take lot" I said.
With trembling hands they filed
their pockets.
For our comrades. too" they
asked.
When my comrades see these
said one. they will leap 90 high
indicating a jump high overhead.
have never before seen such JOY as
these soldiers displayed
Great Cry for Newspapers.
The second great CRY vas for news
papers All along the trip from Ger
many b. automobile We we're every
where asked for newspapers, the sol
diers crying out for them after the
speeding car. This need is under
standaole, as the army st the front
Knows practically nothing OF what is
going On in the world.
Wherever we halted we were sur
rounded by men asking FOR news and
~e had the pleasure Of telling many
hundreds Of soldiers the first infor-
nation OF the heroic deed Of the Ger
nzn submarine u, which sank three
British cruisers
O1e OF rne diversions At the front is
shooting Al French aeroplanes. For
the first tine since the beginning Of
the var ! obtained reliable informa-
ton about the activities OF the French
and British flyers At this point the
aeroplanes are particularly plentiful
and one OF these hostile machines
lies every morning about eleven
Q clock, 50 regularly that its pilot is
called the lunch flyer. When he
appears he is greeted By the airship
guns
l had the unique experience q see
ing Z French flyer under fre- The
I hrst intination that he vas near Eas
loud explosion from Z cannon near
b. Far and high up IN the sky I saw
suddenly Z round ball OF White smoke
Ehere the shrap1eI had exploded
Near b. vas the flyer looking Ike .
black speck
Flies Away Under Fire.
Another explosion, another white
tall and the eeToplane close d.. 4
third fourth and fifth boom cane,
each followed By the appearance Of 2
shits hall Of smoke. but each tine the
+ ayer Tas still there After ten shots
had been fred there vss : roE q
great round clouds O. smoke stretched
half Eay across the SKY with the
black speck C the seroplsne IN the
lead, and gradually mounting higher,
aEag from the dangerous fire.
Il ten minutes 5000 worth CT Il
/ plosiyes had been shat away without
+ bringing down the air >out-
Special shrzpnel fer Air snots.
The shrzpcel fred AZ flyers Is con
srructed differently from ordinary
f shrzPlel. which describes z parabolz.
and Is tined 70 explode over the
enemy and send down Z shower Of
I shoC from above These aeroplane
i shrzpnel send the shot straight ahead.
and 50 probably every one OF the
shells saE exploding sent some buE
lets through the wings OF the aero
plane
Il one OF these shots skaters the
motors or wounds the flyer or the OBJ
server the shell has accomplished its
Z purpose. for since the Germans have
taken their position here 10 fyer OF
Z =--EE-
though practically no machine has re-
turned from 2 reconnaissance TIP
Z without its wings being punctured
Hate But Respect British.
Throughout the army wherever /
+ talked with officers and men. I found
T bitter hatred for the English. but
warm praise for their fighting czpa-
I 5ilities
Especially effective has been the
{ English artillery. which the Germans
say astonished them by its accuracy.
I One reason for this is that The region
7 o. France where We are has been
used for maneuvers and the enemy
knows The exact range. Nevertheless
there Is 10 spsring OF praise for the
good craftsmanship. The English
hare have some naval guns which
hare done great damage
English soldiers have also sstonish-
I'd the Germans By their powers OF
resistance and accurate rife IRE. but
/ the Germans say that the English
strength lies mostly in the defensive
As much as the English are hated
50 much are the French respected
Everywhere the officers speak well Of
TIE French
They fight q gallant fight and OBJ
serve ne rules OF var. say The Ger
mans They are . worthy foe
Aged Author Seeks Service.
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