Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02
Gen. FRENCH TELLS HOW BRITONS
HAVE FACED GIANT GERMAN GUNS

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THE enemy IL aeill maintaining him
self along the whole front and In order
to DO so is throwing into the fAsht de-
tachments composed Of units from the
different formations. the active army.
reserve, and lhndwehr. IS is shown BY
the uniforms Of the prisoners recently
captured.
Our progress. although slow on &C
count OF the strength OF the defensive
position against which we are pressing.
has n certain directions been eontinu-
GUS. but the present battle may we'll
last for some days more before a de-
cision 10 reached. since IL now APP
proximates nearly to siege warfare.
The Germans are making use Of /
searchlights. This fact. coupled with
their great strength in heavy artillery. |
leads to the superstition that they are |
employing material which may have |
been collected for the siege OF Paris. |
Confident Of the Result.
The nature OF the general situation |
after the operations OF the eighteenth,
nineteenth and twentieth, cannot be
better summarized than az expressed
recently in a neighboring French com
mander 20 hts corps: Having repulsed
repeated and violent counter attacks
made by the enemy. we have a feeling
that We have been victorious
$50 far M the British are concerned,
the course Of events during these three
days can be described In few words.
During Friday. eighteenth. artillery
Ore was kept up Internationally by both
sides during daylight AZ night the
Germans counter-attacked certain pOr.
lions OF our line. supporting the ad-
vance OF their infantry as always by
heavy bombardment. But the strokes
were not delivered with great vigor
and ceased about 3 a. m. During the
days fighting an aircraft gun Of the
Third army corps succeeded In bring
ing down a German aeropiane.
News was received also tars body
Of French cavalry had demolished part
Of the railway 70 the north. cutting, a.
least temporarily, one line OF communi-
cation which 10 OF particular import
Anee TO the enemy.
German Attack stopped.
"On Saturday, the nineteenth. the
bombardment was resumed by the Ger
. mans at an early hour and continued
Internationally under reply from our
guns. Some of their infantry advanced
from cover. apparently with the inten-
ton OF Attacking. but on eomtAS under
are thay retired. Otherwise tie day
, was unevshtful, except Tor The activity
Of the artillery, which IL {. matter OF
: normal routine rather than ar sSent.
+ Another hostile Aerof;Ane wal
i brought down by us. and one Of uuI
= aviators succeeded in droppiRs sevora
! bombs over the German line. ons In
3 cendiary bomb falling with consider
L able effect on n transport park naal
o La Fere.
"a buried store Of the snemy'l
o ammunItions OF war also was founa no
. far from the Aisne, ton wagon load
. OF live shells and two wagons of cabii
4 being dug up. Traces were discovers
y OF large quantities Ct stores havtnl
n been burned-all tending to snrw saa
A.. e. far back as the Aisne Tive German
10 retirement was hurried.
There was n strong wind durini
n the day, accompanied By a drtvinl
n cain. This initiated against the aeEia
10 reconnaissance.
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n ION Sunday. the twentiath, nothin
1r sf Importance occurred uatil the aftei
te aeon, when there was a break in III
clouds and an interval OF feeble sur
shine, which was hardly powerft
enough to warm the soaking troops
be rhe Germans took I'D santase Of thi
Be brief spell OF fine weather 20 max
re several attacks against different point
re These were all repulBed with loss
en- The enemy, but the casualties incurrs
'f- by M we're By no means light
ga I'm one section o. our airing line "a
ne occupants OF the trenches we're unds
the Impression that they heard q mil
tary band in tie enemy's linz just =
fore the attack developed. II Ii no
Of known that the German infantl
q started their advance With bands pla
al Ing.
In THE offensive against one or "
N. points was renewed &c dusk. with !
en- greater success. The brunt OF the :
si-tznce naturally has fallen ON the
fantry. In spite Of the fact that IN
have been drelched 20 the skin {
- some days and their trenches ha'
e. been deep Ia Maud water, and IN spl
- OF the incsssAnt night alarms and g
leh almost consanaous bombardmsnt
'ns which they have been subjected. q
have on eysry occasion been ready
the enemy's infantry when the Iats
Attempted 70 assault. and they ha
an b@atan thsm back with great loss
tlO dae1. ths sight Of troops coming up D
40. b4sr ! positive relief after long. tTyi
ar hours u InAetiCn under shell are
ose German Caas0n Fire Falls.
.-The object OF the great proporti
OF artillery the Germans employ
vaa 10 beat down the resistance Of "a
a. enemy BY concentrated and prolons
- nre-to ahatter their nerve with 81
en- explosives before the infantry alta
- A launched. They seem 70 have
- Hsd on doing this with ua. but u
have not done 20. though Il has TAI
them several costly experiments
nd discover this fact
ans From statements of prisoners y
ira pears that they have been greatly
ant appointed By tbs moral effect
moo duced by their heavy guns which.
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