The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

Inc enemy is still maintaining him.
sell along the whole front and in order
70 40 SO is throwing into the fight de-
s ssa composed of units from the
inherent formations, the active army.
reserve, and landwehr, as is shown by
TIE uniforms of the prisoners recently
captured.
our progress, although slow on &C.
count of the strength of the dofarsiua
position against which we are pressing.
mas IN certain directions been confirm.
ous' but the present battle NAV well
last for some days more before a de.
clslon is reached, since it now an.
proximates nearly to siege warfare.
The Germans are making use of
searchlfghts. This fact, coupled with
tnelr great strength in heavy artillery.
ieads to the superstition that they are
employing material which may have
peen collected for the siege of Paris
Confident of the Result.
Inc nature Of the general situation
aiter the operations Of the eighteenth,
nineteenth and twentieth, cannot he
better summarized than as expressed
recently in a neighboring French com
mander to his corps: Having repulsed
repeated and violent counter attacks
made by the enemy, we have a feeling
that we have been Victorious
So far as the British are concerned,
the course of events during these three
days can be described in few words.
During Friday, eighteenth, artillery
nre was kept up internationally by both
sides during daylight. At night the
Germans counter-attacked certain Dor.
tons 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 2 a. m. During the
days fighting an aircraft gun of the
Third army corps succeeded in bring.
ing down German aeroplane.
News was received also that body
OF French cavalry had demolished part
Of the railway to the north, cutting, at
least temporarily. one line OF communi-
cation which is of particular import
ance 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 coming under
fire they retired Otherwise the day
was uneventful, except for the activity
of the artillery, which is a matter of
normal routine rather than an event
Another hostile aeroplane was
brought down by us, and one OF our
aviators succeeded In dropping several
bombs over the German line, one in
cendiary bomb falling with consider
able effect on a transport park near
La Fere.
"A buried store OF the enemy's
ammunitions OF war also was found not
far from the Aisne, ten wagon loads
OF live shells and two wagons Of cable
being dug up. Traces were discovered
OF large quantities OF stores having
been burned-all tending 10 show that
as far back as the Aisne the German
retirement was hurried.
There was \ strong wind during
the day, accompanied by a driving
rain. This initiated against the aerial
reconnaissance.
Several German Attacks Fall.
ION Sunday, the twentieth, nothing
of importance occurred until the after
noon, when there was break In the
clouds and an interval OF feeble sun
shine, which was hardly powerful
enough to warm the soaking troops.
The Germans took advantage OF this
brief spell OF fine weather to make
several attacks against different points.
These were all repulsed with loss to
the enemy, but the casualties incurred
by us were by no means light
I'm one section Of our firing line the
occupants Of the trenches we're under
the impression that they heard a mill
tary band in the enemy's line just be
foro the attack developed. II Is now
known that the German infantry
started their advance with bands play.
lag.
THE offensive against one or two
points was renewed at dusk. with no
greater success. The brunt o: the re-
distance naturally has fallen on the In
,an,ry In spite OF the fact that they
have been drenched to the skin for
some days and their trenches have
been deep in mud water. and In spite
AZ the incessant night alarms and the
almost continuous bombardment TO
rh,ch they have been subjected, they
nave on every occasion been ready Tor
he enemys infantry when the Ia''e'
,,,emp;ed TO assault. and they have
Aaa,an them back with great loss ID
iced. the sight OF troops coming Up mas
.osp a positive relief after long, trying
sours of insction under shell hre'
German Cannon Fire Fsi'e
The object Of the great proportion
=, artillery the Germans employ u
- heal down the resistance OF their
,,.-,x nv concentrated and prolonged
s,a--to shatter their nerve With hieh
,,olo.ixp. before the infantry AttAeh
!. launched. They seem to nave r.
1.d on doing this with u. but ihey
ave not done 90. though il has taken
,bsn several costly experiments to
discover this fact
PROM statements Of prisoners u ap
-. ,ha, they have been greatly de