El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-24
DEAD ARE PILED
HIGH ON FIELD
Wounded British Soldier
Tells of Uhlan Charge and
British Victory

and invaded home, To-Day save q
graphic description Of the nghllhs ne
saw in France
Early in the morning" he said, Eve
were informed Of the approach OF the
enemy. and were ordered TO deplQy and
take cover over a wide front winch IN
cluded woods and open country with
villages in the valleys.
Toward 10 o'clock we could hear the
booming Of guns. a sound we became
used to on Salisbury Plains. ana then
the rattle OF maxims and rifles
"A party Of Uhlans dashed along the
road through our firing line and we
empued more Ihan one saddle nut more
came, and then we were suddenly en-
hladed by machine guns, which were
mounted on motOrcars-
Forced to Leave Trenches
There was no help for US but to
leave the trenches and rush 70 the
woods. Then as we ran for shelter, a
terrible roar of guns broke on our ears,
and shell after shell struck the ground
in front Of US, and others burst over
our heads Men fell and groaned with
terrible wounds.
our field batteries went into action
and answered the German guns, but
the enemy had somehow got TO know
that we were in the wood, for they fired
necessarily on US.
I'VE left the fire at the other side
and opened out. supported by the South
warned that the infantry was advanc-
ing. We had hardly extended and were
lying prone. when patches Of blue green
were seen on the sky line-battalions Of
the enemy following each other at
regular intervals.
The batteries OF a Bulford brigade
fired and made holes through them.
Bravo! shouted my platoon command
er as he watched the carnage through
his field glasses.
Now the order was given 10 fix
bayOnets- Mind, men. you look to your
magazines shouted the colonel
Before the enemy arrived, however,
the artillery fire had increased until
II was a perfect inferno. German
aviators We're directing the guns. At
times we were told TO fire on aero
planes, and did so, but as they We're
armOred, the shots did not tell
Are Attacked From the Rear.
our poor Eunners had a terrible
mauling, and what was worse a strong
force Of cavalry got round behind US
and charged right up 10 the guns. Very
few of them escaped, however. for
emptied their magazines into them, and
many were bayoneted.
1T was here that I saw a whole gun
detachment laid out The hreech Of the
gun was open and shell was lying
on the ground. The Uhlans had the
audacity TO think that they could take
the guns away. and were actually pre-
pairing to timber up when our rifles
were turned against them
"As our guns retired. all that could
for some had no teams and others no
men. the German infantry was on us.
Fortunately a fold in the ground hid
US for a time but we let them come
on until their breasts rose above the
neighboring mounds, and then we deci-
mated them
They fen back in confusion and
dropped 10 the ground on came an
other batch a few minutes later, and we
treated ii the same way
Dead Piled High.
'-The artillery fire sIackened. but
scores Of machine guns were turned on
US, and il was not safe TO move We
kept on fighting until the dead were
piled several feet high.
Two companies Of another battalion
came to help us in the firing line and
after short wait we We're told to
prepare TO charge. The South Ian
cashires were at work with the bavonet
on our right front and IL was now our
turn. On the word Of command. we
spranE from the ground as one man and
with a yell we charged the advancing
Prussians. AS we neared the ranks
we fired independently al them and
dropped many a man before the
bayonet reached them Only a few tried
to cross bayOnets with US The re-
mainder rushed of and were shot in
the back as they went. Those who
stood their ground were surrounded
and taken prisoners Not one Of that
long and massive line seemed TO want
the cold steel
Our pack animals had fin the mean
time arrived with ammunition. We
were served with another so rounds
each. and none too soon. for a Uhlan
regiment had spotted US and was seen
TO be getting into a gallon TO charge
Us down
Uhlans Routed.
1--WE formed groups and fired into the
Uhlans at 800 yards. throwing them
into confusion. We also turned our
machine guns on them. and our best
shots put their guns out Of action.
Riderless horses came on and passed
between US. but not a lance. They had
such a EruellinE in a few minutes that
they scattered without any formation.
leaving more than half Of their regi-
ment behind in killed and wounded.
soon our orders came to retire but
we picked IN our dead and consigned
them to their last restinE-place. Off
GERS in one grave and men in another.
Next day I was added to the list Of
wounded. I was shot in the shoulder"