Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-04

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nies in the world. A great feature
viii exhibit in FL Centro. Saturday,
German artillery had advanced to
new position, from which they kept up
a deadly fire from twelve guns. Our
infantry and cavalry advanced simu-
taneously against this new position,
which they carried together in the
face of a calling fire. In the excite
ment the enemy managed to get away
two of their guns, but the remainder
fell into our hands. The infantry
ard cavalry supporting the gun didn't
wait for the onslaught of our men,
but bolted like mad, pursued by our
cavalry, and CALLED by a heavy fire
from cur infantry and artillery, which
quickly found the range.
eve heard later that the Germans
were in very great force, and had
attacked in the hope of driving US
back and so uncovering the French
left, but they got more than they
bargained for. Their losses were ter
rible in what little of the fight we
saw, and when our men captured the
guns there was hardly German left
alive or unwounded. Altogether the
fight lasted about seven hours, and
when it was over our cavalry scouts
reported that the enemy were in re-
treat"
A private in a Highland regiment,
who was wounded at Mons and is now
in Netley hospital, in the course of
IA letter to his parents in Mussel-
burgh, says:
''The poor Argylls got pretty well
hit, but never wavered yard for all
their losses. The Scots Greys are do
ing great work at the front, in fact
they were the means of putting
10000 Germans to their fate on Sun
day morning. ! will never forget that
day, as our regiment left town on
the French frontier on Saturday morn
ing at 3 o'clock and marched till 3
a. m. on Sunday into Belgian town.
was about to have an hour in bed,
at least a lie down in a shop, when
| was awakened to go on guard at
the generals headquarters, and while
| was on guard captain of the crack
French cavalry came in with the
official report of the 10000 Germans
killed.
''The Scots Greys early that morn
ing had decoyed the Germans right in
front of the machine guns of the
French, and they just moved them
down. There was no escape for them,
poor devils, but they deserve it the
way they go on. You would be sorry
for the poor Belgian women having to
leave their homes with young children
clingihg to them"
BoInbardier A. Z. Smith, who was
wounded by bomb dropped from a
German aeroplane, in letter dated
from Netley hospital to a friend in
Edinburgh, says:
''Those bombs have proved a great
success in the war, as they find the
enemy's ranges very accurately. The
bomb when dropped leaves thick,
black, smokey line to enable their
gunners to take the exact range. We
were in a good position, but suffered
loss. The enemy could not find US
Until the aeroplane came on the scene.
Then we had it rather hot. The gun
ners lad to leave the guns, but later
saved them all after being reinforced
by other guns.
"Thc Germans have funny way in
fighting. Their infantry, when ad-
vanciag, fire from the hip and come
On in masses, splendid targets for our
guns. AS soon as one lot gets moved
down the gaps are eas soon filled sup
with fresh men. They are IN terrible
numbers-about 10 to ] in some places,
Nearly all the mems wounds are
shraonei, AID heal wonderfully. Men
almost cripples day or two ago are
going on splendidly since being treated
here"