Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-21

automatics cut With the regularity OF
the driven teeth Of comb. The men
who ESCAPED all the forms OF slaughter
and staggered on to the ruins of the
redoubt, pressed their weight on top
of those in the craters or hugged be-
hind the pyramids of debris. and even
made breastworks from the bodies of
the dead. The more that banked up,
the more fruiuess the efforts of the of.
ficers to restore order in the frantic
medley OF shell screams and explosions
at time when a minute seemed an
age.
Meanwhile. between them-this
banked-up force at the charges end
and the Brown redoubt with its auto
matics. the Gray gunners were making
a zone of shell bursts in order to give
the soldiers time to make their hold
OF the ground they had gained secure.
Through this zone Stran5ky and his
men were to lead the Browns in a
counter-attaci
At the very height OF the Gray
charge, when all tho reserves were in,
dark objects fell out of the heavens,
and where they dropped earth and
flesh were mingled in the maceration.
Like some giant reptile with it's YER
tebrae breaking. gouged and torn and
pinioned, the charge stopped, in writh-
ing, throbbing confusion. Those on
the outer circle OF explosions were
thrown against their fellows, who
surged back in another direction from
an explosion in the opposite quarter.
From the rear the pressure weakened; !;
the human hammer was no longer driv.
ing the ram. Blinded by the lightnings
and dust, dizzy from conclusions and
noise, too blank OF mind to be sane or
insane, the atoms OF the bulk of the
charge in natural instinct turned from
their goal and toward the place whence
they had come. with death from all
sides still buffeting them. Staggering.
ly. at first they went, for want of in
itative in their paralysis; then rapidly,
as the law of self-preservation asserted
itself in wild impulse.
AS sheep driven over a precipice
they had advanced: as men they fed.
There was no longer any command, no
longer any cohesion, except OF legs
struggling in and out over the uneven
footing of dead and wounded. while
they felt another pressure, that of the
mass of the Browns in pursuit. or all
these of Fracasse's company whom
we know, only the judges son and
Jacob PilZer were alive. Stained with
blood and dust, his teeth showing in
grimace Of mocking hate OF all hui
mankind, PLIERS savagery ran free OF
the restraint Of discipline and civilized
convention. Striking right and left,
he forced his way out of the region of
shell fire and still kept on. Clubbing
his rife. he struck down one officer
who tried to detain him; but another
officer. quicker than he. put a revolver
bullet through his head.
Westerling. who had buried his face
in his hands in Martas presence at
the thought of failure. must keep the
pose of his position before the staff.
With chin drawn in and shoulders
squared in a sort OF petriied military
habit, he received the feverish news
that grew worse with each brief bulIe-
tin. He, the chief of staff he, He'd
worth Westerling, the superman, must
be a rock in the food of alarm, When
he heard that his human ram was in
recoil he declared that the repulse had
been exaggerated-repulses always
were. With word that heavy counter
attack was turning the retreat into an
ungovernable rout, he broke into q
storm. He was not beaten; he could
not be beaten.
Let our guns cut few swaths in
the mob!" he cried. THAT will stop
them from running and bring them
back to sense of duty to their coun.
try"
The irritating litter of the bell in
the closet off the library only increased
his defiance OF fscts beyond control
He went to the long distance with a
reply to the premiers inquiry ready to
his lips.
I'VE got into the euemy's works but
had to fall back temporarily" he said
Temporarily! What do you mean?"
demanded the premier.
81 mean that we have only begun to
attack" declared Westerllrg. He liked
that sentence. Tt sounded like the
shibboleth OF great leader in crisis
81 shall assault again tomorrow
night"
Then your losses were not heavy?'
NO, not relatively. Tomorrow night
we press home the advantage we
gained tonight"
But you have been SO confident
each time. You still think that"
That l mean to win There is no
stopping halfway"
We'll. I'll still try to hold the situa-
tion here" replied the premier. But
keep me informed"
To be Continued