South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
BRITISH LOSS IN
DEAD AND MANNED
REPORTED 5,128

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
gram relative to operations around
Arras:
ut is quite evident that, except on
the south, German forces are press
ing on all sides toward Paris 1t Is
reported that a German patrol with
quick firing gun in a motor car and
so cyclists were in Arras. capital of
the department Of Pas-de-Calais, on
Tuesday"
Although the exact location of the
various attacks which go TO make up
this mighty combat is not known. but
II is known that the line OF battle eX-
tends southwark and eastward from
Abbeville.
Say Germans Are Checked.
According TO the Evening News the
advance Of the German troops that
were advancing upon Champaign
have been checked. although this is
only a small section of the entire
right wing of the Germanic host.
ut seems humanity impossible for
the British forces TO hold their ground
against a foe so far superior in num-
bers." This dispatch continues:
These are seven Germans TO one
Englishman, but as strong as the Ger
mans are the English movements
have been conducted in a mastery
manner. For instance at Landrecies.
near Lecateau, a brigade Of British
guards held off for many hours an at
tack Of Germans more than twice
their number. The English force had
only a few machine guns while the
Germans were well supplied. But the
Germans will stop at nothing. In
some cases they advanced wearing
French uniforms or coats taken from
the British dead.
Describes German Soldiers.
Gen. Morgan of the Daily Tele-
graph. who is in France writing from
Boulogne. has this to say about the
German soldiers:
In equipment, physique. special
training and accoutrements these
German soldiers are unsurpassed.
The first line Of regular troops has
been drilled for years under physical
endurance tests which made the sold
iers hard as nails. | have seen them
do 80 miles a day for several days in
succession, every man carrying equip
ment weighing go pounds. The army
as a whole seems a mighty triumph
of organization. The attitude Of Ger
man officers toward their men is one
of the utmost severity. The least de-
parture from rules OF discipline is i'm
mediately followed by volley Of
oaths and sometimes blows. Men who
fell from WEAKNESS were kicked for
ward
THE German officers are always
instantaneous in their judgments Of
right or wrong and brutal in eXecut-
ing their Judgments. They are typ
ical of men reared in the military ser
vice. They are stern and unbending
the typical soldier. There is lit
tie of softness in their martial ma
lures When they give an order they
expect it to be executed instantly and
when a warning is given and not
needed the reprisal which follows is
quick and peremptory If half a dozen
civilian snipers disregard the warning
against nOn-cOmb atants firing upon
the troops. a town or village is
burned
Soldiers Full of Confidence.
The German soldiers are full OF
confidence. Despite the odds against
them they are sure they will win 80
Martin DOnohOe Of the Daily
Chronicle. says that the eng2 cement
along the northwest flank Of the al
lies was preceded by series Of fierce
artillery duels along the battle line.
In every instance the German can
nonade has been directed by aviators.
Harris Prairie Cemetery associa-
ton will hold a meeting at Herbert