Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
INDIAN WARRIORS,
PRTMED FOR BATTLE,
HURLED UPON FOE
Allies Expect 10000 Orien-
tails, Landed at Marseilles,
to Prove Winning Factor
in Great Battle.
PARIS. Oct. 1.

PARIS. Oct j,
Seventy thousand Indian troops have
reinforced the Allied army and are now
taking part in the decisive phase of the
great battle OF the Aisne. Although
these troops arrived on Tuesday. 1t was
not until today that the censor would
allow the fact to be publicly announced.
The Indian soldiers, who were brought
into the war zone through the port OF
Marseilles, comprise the flower of the
forces of the British Empires great CO
lCnial possession. .........
1t officially is announced that the Re-
serve Territorials and men of the Aux
iiary service of the north of France,
who were withdrawn from that section
at the time of the German invasion, have
been granted temporary furloughs. The
arrival of the Indian achievements has
enabled the Government to take this
action.
The great fgnting ability of the In
dian troops may make II possible for
them to decide the battle. Although their
exact location on the line is not known,
II is believed they have been posted near
the British who have been opposing that
section of the German army lying north
of the Aisne, near its confluence with
the Oise.
Nearly three weeks Of constant fighting,
varied with terrific cannonades and bay
onct charges. have worn out the troops
on both sides, until now the human equa-
tion figures is an important factor.
SOME TROOPS FROM TH1BET
Tho troops comprise two infantry di-
visions and four brigades of cavalry. The
men are equipped with the same service
rifles as the English soldiers use.
Among the chiefs. accompanying the
Oriental expeditionary force are the
Maharajah Sir Pertab Singh, the Mahara-
jahs of Bikanir. Patiala. Rutlam, Kishen-
garh and Jodpur; the Nawabs of Jaoro,
Sachin and Bhopal, and also the Malk
Umar Hayat
Perhaps the most interesting soldier in
the group is the veteran Sir Pertab. who
is 10 years old. His nephew only 16 yeare
old, accompanied the army and begged
for position on the line where he could
see some real action. Among the soldiers
are 1000 Thibetan troops, whose services
were offered by the Dalai Lama of
Thibet.
The machine guns which the troops
brought with them were for the most
part bought with gifts of money and
jewels from royal families of India.
INDIANS. GRIN AS THEY LAND.
LONDON, Oct. I.
The Times correspondent sends the fol-
lowing account from Marseiles of the
arrival of the Indian soldiers in that
port:
I'm the arrival of the Indian troops at
Marsellles I witnessed the flower OF one
of the worlds most ancient civilizations
set foot for the first time on the shores
of Europe. l have seen proud princes of
India ride at the head of thousands of
troops, NIL inspired with the intense ar
dor of the East, to help win the battles
OF their Emperor.
THE haze that bctokens a hot day had
just begun to lift from the bay OF Mar
sellIes when suddenly an intermlnablc
line of steamships crept before the ad-
jaccnt islands.
THE port at once knew that the long
expected ships with the Indian troops on
board had arrived.
with admirable precision the armada
oil transports carrying lne eNpeulLlOnary
force swung into the harbor and dropped
anchor French officers were lost in ad-
mration at the spectacle. 1t was de-
clared on every hand that Great Britain,
of all countries in the world probably
was the only one capable OF carrying out
such a project with complete success.
"As each of the transports, dun and
gray In her war paint. glided to her
moorinGs, the Indian troops poured on
deck. all anxious to look upon the strange
land before them.
Every road within a mile of the docks
soon was ilIed with French, who watched
with interest the debarkation OF the dark
skinned warriors. Hour after hour the
fghting men poured upon the land, glad
for chance to stretch their legs and feel
the solid earth beneath them after their
long journey from India.
"The French soldiers crowded around
their Oriental allies and began at once
TO make them feel at home. The Indians
grlnncd In appreciation at the courtesies
shown them. their white teeth cleaning
against the brown of their faces
1.-THE Indians were dressed In khaki,
most OF them wearing short trousers such
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