Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-11
French Artillery
Proves Effective
O-ln-nlol rrom 80 Onel

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! Installed at distance of less than
ono hundred aud nfty yards dom
mates the left bank which is under
tho fire of machine guns
The assault on the house OF the
frrrymau was undertaken hy de-
turhWrut of 100 volunteers from the
African luttalluus. our soldiers
Fought lu the water nap tu their waists
and lu 81 violent ralusturm The Ger
mans gave evidence of the greatest
courage. our men found 10 necessary
lu kill au oiiiCrr aud % soldiers who
refused to surrender
I'm tho house uf the fcrTymau, now
"Hccuyely arranged as % nold fort.
We found 80 dcad men, including two
officers. who had been killed by our
hoNit1rr shells lu addition wo
counted zoo Germans dead at this
place. scattered among the debris OF
their machine guns"
The French attack on the park
and tho chateau NJ Nermelle- was re-
mnrbahle Two dctaChmcuts OF Al
K"riuu cavalry. operating ON foot and
armed with rifles and hayuuets. to-
gether with three companies OF in
fanlry, we're assigned 10 this opera
! tho German forces. ussailed from
all sides, fled from the park, eudeay-
uriug vaiuly 10 screen themselves In
the rooms of the chateau. The next
day ana the day following. every
counter attack Of the enemy was re
pulsed. one OF our pieces Of artil-
Terry, audaclously rushed 10 the front
demolished several groups Of houses
serving ms shelter for the Germans
our infantry captured during these
days several Wachinc-gun carriages,
q quantity Of rifles and war material
Of an kinds
Further TO the south another at
tack ON the town OF Fay also served
TO give proof Of the spirit with which
our men undertook offensive opera
lions On the gSth Of November
French troops reached the first
harhed wire entanElcmeuts Of the en-
omy and cut them with wire shears
They at once eutrcuched themselves
on the ground thus gained.
Destroyed Two EntanglcmcntS.
During all that night the enemy
dia not cease constant fusillade in
our direction, our sharpshootcrs and
our pioneers nevertheless continued the
destruction OF the wire entanElemcuts
If the enemy, making use of shears
and mcleuite bombs
ION the 3Oth OF November. after |
having been successful In passing the |
'rSt set OF entanglements, they found |
a second series OF wire dctenses A |
'uslllade from machine guns and hand |
grcnades, sustained all day inflicted |
heavy losses on our men. Notwith- |
this they were successful |
n protecting and holding the con |
luered ground which represented an |
advance Of 400 yards
Mention should be made also OF |
he magnificent infantry engagements |
which took place between November |
2S and November 80 10 the north OF |
Ecurie In the capture and the re |
'apture of very strong system OF |
trenches. our soldiers gave evidence |
u courage and teuacity that Is
above all praise
ARTILLERY Inactive.
"From the Oisc 10 the Argonne the
Western portion of this section was
airly quiet during the week ended
pecemh her .. On November 80 French
.rtillery dispersed certain columns Of
iermau infantry at point 10 the
,orth ~ Fort Conde. The artillery of
he enemy showed little activity and
'ur troops we're enabled to perfect
heir defensive organizations
In Champagne our artillery has
'ceu successful 10 notable degree
IN the 27th OF November one of our
'attcries Of 75-millimetre guns de
nohshed "a piece of German artillery
Il lO5 milumctres at a point west OF
'rcslcs, white at the same time our
sd 40 ~ hp /
ucmy I'm the region of Rouge Maison
"lt is interesting to record that the
increasing activity Of our artillery
long this part Of the front has had
he effect Of reducing our daily losses
mong the infautrNmcn from an aver
ge or 100 to about twenty men a
lay
SlCnCcd German Guns.
"On the lst OF December We de-
troyed battery OF German artillery
~ the plateau of Craunne and on
he following day We demolished
helter and some machine guns In the .
.icinIty Of Nauclerc. December >,
he day following. We caused an OK
,losiou OF several depots OF ammuni-
ion and on the 4th and 5th OF Decem-
ler We reduced to silence the artil-
cry OF the enemy which was firing
IN Rheims Generally speaking. the
'eplies OF the German artillery have
,eeu without spirit
The onlN successes of the German
artillery in this region have consisted
n two or three hombardments on
Rheims one " these, delivered the
lay that the journalists Of neutral
'ountrics visited the city was par
irularly violent
From the Meuse to the Swiss iron
Ter. along the heights of the NJ, use,
all action has been checked for a
,eriod OF several days 10y a heavy fog
md rains
The rare attacks on the part OF
he German infantry have been re-
pulsed and at several different points
We have made appreciahle progress.
In the Nosges and In upper Alsace
,ur offensive activity made MS master
" several important positions. The
,apture Of Aspach lie Haut and Haupt
n upper Alsace was reported on De
,ember s. Furthermore. we have re-
pulsed all the German attacks In the
crest OF Hirtzrach.
"On the second Of December we
ook possession AT a point To tho
outh Of the Col du Bonhomme, of
Mount Tete de NauN, on the crest OF
which the enemy had established an
.rtlllcry observation point from which
le domoinatod the upper valley Of
ne Muerthe our caNalrymen were
uccessful in taking possession OF tho
rest In two hours. but they suffered
cry serious losses. The spirit with
which they entered this fight was
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