Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-05
ENGLISH SOLDIERS
AWAIT THEIR DAY
Wonderful as is Advance Of Teuton
Host, Retirement Of Allies
Equally Magnificent.
NO HOLDING SUCH MASS OF MEN
However Great Slaughter of Adj
vance Lines of Germans, Always
Fresh Troops Behind TO
Fiji Gaps.
By n. ". roMLINsoN.

ny ". NJ IOMLINhONs
Correspondent Of the World and the Lon
don Daily News
Copyright. 1914, Press Publishing Coz
GOURNAY. Near Rouen. Wednesday
Night Via London Sept 4-(specisl Ca
blegram 10 New York World and Omaha
Bee.)-I talked today with noncom-
missioned officer belonging TO a regiment
named after an eastern county OF Eng
land. who had been at the front fighting
the last ten days almost continuously
night and day. And very hard fighting.
too.
'our only rest was when we we're on
the march retiring" he said
This German attack Is certainly ex-
traordinary. You can throw them down
and NOW them down. but stu they come
on. and directly the gaps are made in
their ranks fresh men fill them up. There
seems to be an inexhaustible supply OF
fresh troops. II Is impossible TO oppose
successfully such q mass OF men"
Allied Troops Confident.
But stlll from my observation and my
talks with men and officers. there need
be no concern in England about the en-
thusiasm and confidence and good spIritR
OF both the British and the French forces
They do not minimize in any way the
power OF the enemy. but Il IN strange
that tho rapid and irresistible rush OF
the Germans, which in England may APP
pear intensely alarming. does not worry
the French or the British soldiers. They
believe themselves we'll placed and are
surprisingly quiet and confident. and are
patiently working away and watching
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come. Nothing that has yet happened In
the campaign has made any OF them In
the least respondent.
When the history OF this war II written
II will be seen that wonderful as has
been the German advance. the retire.
ment Of the allied forces has been equally
magnificent 1t is hardly possible 10 UNI
derstand why such reckless masses OF
men and guns land Il is believed that
nearly ali the German army IL In France)
continuously pushing along. should not
overwhelm every human force. however
well armed and skillfully handled. which
stands before II.
IL looks TO mo from all the evidence
can gather that II the Germans have the
weight. the allies certainly have the
steadiness and science. These, with rein
forcements Of troops. will eventually
win.
From what I heard OF the progress OF
the German advance up TIL last Saturday
Judged II would be useful 10 visit tho
little town OF tcensored) down the road.
Waiting for Germans.
i found ~ peaceful a countryside as
though II had never heard OF war. The
sight OF strangely beautiful cathedral
standing apart from the town was rest
ful enough. but there was somethins
nneanHy about the shut and silent houses,
Not an inhabitant was TO be seen, and
the. nthe cold truth struck us that the
town had been evacuated.
Crossing a bsIdge by the railway sta
ton French dragon laughed when he
saw our startled looks at what rested be-
low and against the bridges supports.
They were waiting for the Germans.
The streets were strewn with broken
glass bottles and barbed wire was coiled
everywhere. The little place is in a hol-
low and one needed bur slight imagina-
tion TO see the flaming hell It could bo.
come at any moment