The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-03
SAYS KAISER'S
men CHARGE TO
CERTAIN DEATH


London. Sept 5.-Stories Of the fight
ing from the English viewpoint are
now reaching London. All contain the
same information. that the Germans
always outnumbered the British, but
the English lines have held under the
most extreme pressure.
The following story OF the fighting
near Mons was told to an Express re-
porter by one Of the British wounded:
we had left the shelter OF little
forest and opened out, supported by the
north country regiment. The German
infantry was advancing.
we had hardly extended ourselves
prone along the grass when patches of
blue and green were seen on the sky
line and soon battalions of the enemy
were made out.
Artillery Fire an Inferno.
Our batteries let rip and gouged
holes through them. Bravo shouted
my platoon commander as he watched
through his glasses.
Now the order was given to fix
the artillery fire had increased until II
was an inferno. Germans aviators were
directing their guns and at times we
fred on aeroplanes, but our shots were
ineffective. our poor gunners had an
awful time, as the German cavalry got
around behind us and charged right up
To- the guns.
Very few of the Germans escaped
however, for whole platoons rushed TO
the rescue, emptying their magazines
as they ran.
~ moment later the Germans were
on us from the front. We let them
come until their breasts rose above the
neighboring hillock and then decimated
them. They fell back in confusion and
dropped to the ground.
Germans Shot in Back.
Another line came which we treat
ed the same way. Scores OF machine
guns were turned on us. however, and
we were ordered to prepare to charge.
ION the word of command we sprang
from the ground as one man and with
yell after yell charged the advancing
Prussians. AS we neared their ranks
we fired Unfortunately and only a
few remained to cross bayonets with
us The remainder rushed off and
were shot in the back as they went
They left more than half their regi-
ment on the field in killed and wound
ed"
Trapper BY Boer War Trick.
one of the wounded men told OF a
trick which the British learned in the
Boer war and which worked very well
against the Germans. The story OF the
incident follows:
THE enemy. before sending their in
fantry against our positions, opened
hot artillery fire. Our artillery re-
piled, at first warmly, and then gun
after gun OF the British batteries went
silent.
There were a few minutes more OF
artillery firing from the Germans and
then their infantry came on in solid
formation. We received them with rifle
fire Still they came on and still we
moved them down. They were get
ting closer and we could plainly see the
dense masses moving. Then suddenly
the whole OF our artillery opened fire.
You see, they had not been silencet
at all and il was a trick 10 draw the
Germans on. They went down for oul
guns got them in open ground and OF
course they soon had enough. 1t was
impossible for those behind to come
up past the dead
Germans Wore English Caps.
A corporal in a convoy of wounded
says that in the fighting at Guise
regiment firing on the line heard tn
signal to cease shooting. 1mmedfatel!
i'm front OF them they saw soldiers
wearing caps like the English. The!
advanced, cheering the English, an
were met by n deadly discharge OF riff
fire. Tho Germans. he declared. ha'
used this subtcrfuge to draw tn
French on
Malines Landmarks Stand.
The Chronicle Antwerp correspond
cnt, who has just visited Mallnes says
THE recent reports of the disas
trous effect of the German lombard
ment of that city were greatly eXag
gerated. 1t is, true that about eight
houses were destroyed, but the towe
of the Cathedral of st. Rombaut an
other famous landmarks are undam
aged.
THE cellar and underground pas
sages are still filled with refugees VIII
are unwilling to come out, although tn
| bombardment ceased long ago.