Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Young Officers Force Their
Way Into Pe,Hon Firing Line
Until New Regulations Haze
To Be Made For Their
Safety

to visit. One of them was quite near.
and he reached it without much diff
Guilty, but the last was 900 yards away,
far advanced in the zone of fire.
Granger began his terrible journey. At
every few yards he was compelled to
stop, so fierce was the suffering caus-
ed by his wound. Bullets whistled
around him, an one pierced his cap.
Lived to Deliver Message.
He was withing 20 yards of safety
when shell burst in front of him and
fragments struck him, inficting a ter
rible wound. He lost consciousness a
moment, but he had been seen from the
trenches. Two ambulance men ran out,
placed him on a stretcher, and carried
HIN 10 tnelT COMPANY.
Young Granger recovered conscious
ness and remembered that he had a
mission to fulfill. He asked that the
commanding officer should be called,
and almost with his last breath whisp-
cred the orders he had been given.
The sacrifice Of his life was not in vain,
for the instructions he had transmitted
enabled the French to repulse fierce
German attack with heavy loss.
Comparison of Armies.
The Stampa Of Turin has published
an exceedingly interesting article in
which it's war correspondent, Signor
Scarfoglio, compares the German and
the allied armies from the point of
view of numbers, organization, equip
ment, and morale. Signor Scarfoglio
has had exceptional opportunities of
collecting data for such a comparison,
as he has seen all three armies
French, English, and German-in the
field. After spending several weeks
with the allied armies, he one day ad-
ventured so far to the front that he
was taken prisoner by patrol of
uhlans. Suspected to be spy, he was
taken before the German staff. by
whom he was sent to Journal, Brus-
sells, Liege, and Aix-laChapelle, where
he was finally set at liberty.
Undoubtedly" he writes, "the indi-
vidual equipment of the German sold
Ter is equal to that of the English and
superior to that of the French. The
Prussian gray uniform is more prac-
teal and less visible than the French
uniform, and their shoes are better.
The commissariat of the French, how
ever, appears to work better than that
of the Germans. AS for the artillery,
the French handle their guns with
such skill that on hilly ground they
have the advantage over the German
heavy artillery. In detail, the French
military organization is not so perfect
as the German, but in morale, energy;
and individual initiative the soldiers of
Gen. Joffre compare favorably with the
enemy.
"In the question of transp )rt the al
lies are definitely superior. They en-
ploy motor transports on large scale,
and the English especially make mar
velous use of the motorcycle. While in
Germany | heard the number of men
who had passed through Aix-la-Chap-
ellie estimated at 100000. If one
counts those who went by other routes
one may reckon at 100000 men the
. forces thrown by the empire against
France.
Germany committed grave error
. in assuming that in rs retreat to the
: Marine Gen. Joffre's army had been dis
: organized She is determined not t.
make the same error again and hel
, idea now is to advance methodicall!
| yard by yard and en- masse on the roaC
, that leads to Paris The whole of Ger
many is now on the field of battle.
/ journey through Belgium and German,
! has convinced me that in the conquer
} ed provinces as in the fatherland, Their
: is no longer a single fresh soldier t.
} draw upon. Germany, despite he