The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-21
MARCHING WING
PROTECTS PORTS
OSTEND, DUNKIRk AND CALAIS
COVERED BY ACTIVE BODY OF
ALLIES.
BELIEVE IN FINAL SUCCESS
American Armor Clad Car Runs tho
Gauntlet of Fire With Large
Brood of Babies.

From the battle front via Paris
The attempt by the Germans to turn
the flank of the Allies and obtain
possession of the ports of Ostend,
Dunkirk and Calais has been unsuc-
c~essful, for the Germans came face to
face with a strong opposing Allied
army which compelled them to fall
back after severe fighting.
What is known as "the marching
wing" Of the Allies is continually in
contact with the German troops and
completely cover the approach to the
coast towns. When they fought a
pitched battle west of Lille the Ger
mans were forced to make a marked
retirement from Laventie in the d.
rection of Lille, their occupation by
10000 men appears destined to be OF
short duration.
The lien of the Battle of Lille
North" extends over the most historic
ground in Flanders where, on "the
Field of the Cloth OF Cold Francis
L. and Henry VIII had their cele-
brated meeting in 1920. Owing to the
sinuous character of the line Of battle
the total length Of it from the coast
of Belgium to the Swiss border now
reaches nearly $50 miles.
Belief in their final success appears
to have taken a firm hold on the AL.
lies. All the men display confidence
in their commanders who are doing
everything possible to spare their
troops. The Allied soldiers are fight.
ing with vigor. They often, perform
marches which ssem5 beyond human
power. This issmade evident often
when small detachments are acting
F&paH from the main bodies.
French dragons recently were en-
trusted with the task of covering the
passage Of a river by artillery. They
met a body Of German Hussars in a
clash. Both sides charged simultane-
ously and the melee lasted 10 minutes
during which the men slashed and
pierced each other with swords and
lances while the officers revolvers
cracked. Finally the Hussars broke
ranks and galloped off, leaving many
of their men on the field. The Drag
oons also suffered severaly but at.
tanned their object-that Of securing
a safe passage for their comrades.
French. officers in the immediate
vicinity Of the firing line recently
were amazed to see two motor cars
containing seven children all under 10
years of age, and two grown persons
entering the battle zone. Across the
| glass shield on one Of the cars in
French were the words "in the service
of the Ambassador Of the United
States" On being stopped 1t was
found that Eric Wood, one Of the at.
taches Of the American Embassy in
Paris, was in one of the cars with
Mr.. Cordy, av olunteer atache OF the
Embassy. Accompanying them were
the children of Count Teadysky, a
distinguished Hungarian nobleman
now In Paris. The children had been
rescued from a chateau in northern
France, where they had been with
servants since the outbreak Of the
war, by an expedition sent out by
| Myron T. Herrick, the American Am
bassador.
During the trip out the party was
arrested several times. Their first
arrest occurred ear Compiegne. A
French territorial who stopped them
pointed out a village spire in the dis
lance, saying Germans are lombard
ing" The party desired to turn back
but the soldier informed them they
must 20 to the village.
When the party arrived the bonn
bardment was very heavy. Houses
were being struck by shrapnel and col
lapsing every minute. While their
papers were being examined in front
of the colonel's headquarters a shell
burt directly overhead but. as soon
as the noise subsidized the colonel on
tinued his conversation.