The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-06
Special cable Despatch 10 rnr srs.

Special cable Despatch 10 THr srs
LONDON, Nov. s.--Martin II. Donohoe.
the Daily Chronicles correspondent In
northern France, says the tide OF war In
Belgium has been flowing from the coast
toward the south for two days and the
Germans have been directing fierce at
tacks against the allied line, bringing
up heavy reenforcements OF first line
troops from Client and Bruges and throw
ing them at once into the lighting.
The chief German attacks on the limo
thinly held by the British forces were
launched against Armentleres and Arras,
two army corps. supported by heavy ar
tillery. taking part.
\ new type OF mortar. throwing o prot
ectile weighing several hundred pounds.
was used against the allies at Armen-
there's, but not with much success, accord
ing to the correspondent. To use the
heavy mortar on the soft ground. the Ger
mans, under cover of darkness. dug a deep
pit, filed IL with concrete and erected a
wooden platform upon which the gun was
mounted The shells, fired at high an
gle. fell into the trenches with precision.
but buried themselves deep in the soft
soil blowing great holes in the ground
and dreachlng the troops in the trenches
with mud. but doing little other damage
one officer said not man of his regi-
ment. which was exposed TO the fire OF the
new mortar, was put out OF action ny IL.
The bombardment continued for three
hours. the British remaining quietly under
cover OF their trenches and bomb-proof
shelters orders were given to the Ger
man infantry to carry the trenches by
storm. The British gave no signs OF life
and the correspondent presumes that the
Germans thought the trenches were filled
with dead. AS the Germans advanced
the British manned the trenches afresh
and the British batteries. which had not
Vet come into action from their hiding
places among the brushwood in the fields
behind opened fire.
Germans Moved Down.
MANY German soldiers went down 20
rise no more the correspondent says.
The shells ploughed through. making
great rents in the oncoming, closely
packed German ranks The advance was
stopped and the surviving Germans went
to work frantically with their intrench-
ing tools digging themselves into cover.
nv this time the British artillery had
found them and punished them terribly
The correspondent says the Kaiser and
the King Of Saxony were present Mt the
local German headquarters. where the
Kaiser repeated his order, ION to Ca
lais"
Tho German artillery began fresh
bomba rdment. continuing II for an hour.
and then the infantry, which had bur
rowed into the earth. Crawled out and
made another attack
"Shrapnel and rifle fire had no diff
Guilty IN finding these human targets" the
man line. urged on by its officers came
on. leaving behind IL at each step trail
/ Of dead and dying. one could not help
admrng the bravery Of these men who
marched calmly toward certain death.
No soldiers who ever faced an enemy
could stand against this bullet storm and
live For the second time the German
infantry wavered. Then II went down
as one man and sought cover"
The British fire kept up and II was evil
dent that the German infantry could not
stay where II was \ fresh advance was
ordered. but the ordeal through which they
had gone had demoralized the men. Then
{ the British Are was stopped and the men
clambered out Of tho trenches with bay
oncts fixed The hcsitating German in
I fantry fred one volley, then spranG 70
their feet and started retreat, while one
| line. TO cover the retreat. faced the British
with their own bayonets fixed
The despatch continues
"A long low murmur OF satisfaction
ran along the British front and the men
broke into a cheer AS they closed with
the Germans, bayonet against bayonet.
The swaying mass OF struggling men in
khaki and duh gray came to death grips,
then the mass separated and the two lines
broke clear The men in duh gray were
running and the men in khaki were cheer
Ing"
The Germans, pursued by the British
ran back TO the mortar upon which they
had depended and there made a stand
In the hand to hand encounter which fol
lowed the British were victorious and
captured the gun.