The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-14

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Guardsman, now in the London hos
pital, today gave this graphic ac-
count o. The fierce fighting at Com
Ipeigne:
IN that part of the field where
We were posted the Germans drop
ed on US all of a sudden, as though
from the sky.
1--WE first learned of their pres
ence when a battery of guns on the
fright sang out, dropping shells into
mob of US who were waiting for
our turn at the washtab, that is, the
river There was no panic so far as
saw, only some of our fellows who
hadn't had wash for days. cursed
and swore at the Garmans for spoil
ing the best chance they had had.
We all ran to our posts in re-
sponse to the call ofthe bugles which
rang out all along the line, and by
the time we all stood to arms the
German cavalry came into view, in
great strength all along the left
front AS soon as they came within
range we poured deadly wolley into
them emptying saddles right and
left, and they scattered in all direc-
tions.
Meanwhile their artillery kept
working up closer on the front and
fright, and dark cloud of infantry
cL,rx,-o5 49,, ooaiy,r+ tho clyv-dino nm
our front, advancing in a formation
rather loose for Germans. We open
ed on them, and they made fine
target for our rifle fire, which was
very well supported by our artillery
fire. Here and there their lines be
ban to WAIVER and give away, and fin
ally disappeared. Half an hour later
more infantry appeared on our front
but we could not say whether it was
the same or another body. This
time they were we'll supported by ar
tillery, machine guns and strong
forces of cavalry on both TANKS.
"All came on at smart pace with
the apparent plan of selling hill
on our right AT the same moment
our cavalry came into view, and then
the whole Gaurds brigade advanced.
1t was really a race between the two
/ parties who should reach the hill
first, but the Germans won easily,
owing to their being nearer by half
a. mile. AS soon as their gums and
infantry had taken up a position the
cavalry came along in huge mass
with the intention of riding down the
J Irish Guard, who were nearest tc
them.
When the shock came it seemed
3 TERRIFIC to us in the distance, for the
9 Irish didn't recoil in the least, blu
. flung themselves across the path o
: THE German horsemen. We coult
. hear the crack of the rifles and SCI
. THE Germans fmpaled on bayonet
. of the front rank of the Guardsmen
: and then the whole force of infantr
and cavalry were mixed up in on
. confused heap like SO many piece
. from a jig-saw puzzle.
. Shells from the British and Ger
. man batteries kept dropping clos
ito the tangled mass of fighting me
: and then we saw the German horse
men get clear and take to flight a
fast as their horses would carr
them Some had no horses and the
were bayoneted where they stooC
While this was going on there was
. confused moment among the Gel
man infantry as tho they were 81
ing to the assistance of the cayalr,
but evidently they didn't like til
looks of things for they stayed whel
lie they were.
g. After this little interruption tt
re whole of the guards continued the
ds advance, the Coldstreamers leadir
this time, with the Scots in reserv
20 and the Irish in support. Taking a.
vantage of the fight between the ca
airy and infantry the German art
lery had advanced to a new positio
from which they kept up a dead
4 fire from twelve-inch guns. Our i
fantry and cavalry advanced ssmU
taneously against this new positio
. which they carried together in Il
ace of a CALLING fire.
N I'm the excitement the enen
81 managed to get away two of the
- Guns hu4 the remainder fell into O