New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
British Wait for AdvanC-
ing Battalions to APP
prOach Their Lines.
NOW DOWN ENEMY
BY MITRALLEUSE
Invaders Make Assaults at 3
p. M. with Regularity After
Day of Artillery Fighting.
IBy Gable to The Tr!bune.I

Paris, Sept. 29.-An intimate account
of the battle on the Aisne will sho"
an amazing regularity in the German
attacks up to the end Of last week
The orders to the British since the
Germans were driven into their pre-
pared position were TO commence TO
| fight at dawn and keep it up till night
fall. So we'll organized has the Allies
supply been that not once have the
men failed to have meal, even on
the fighting line. AS a rule, however
sections have relieved each other III
the advanced trenches, keeping up the
hail Of projectiles on the German posi-
tlon ..,,-
Now that the infantry and artillery
are chiefly engaged, the cavalry mas
had a chance to rest, and the horses
are coming into condition again. FOR
ten days they have not been heaVlIy
! in action, but have spent some hours
! each day in reconnaissance, Just SUM
Gent to keep the horses mt. Oneers
and men have had an opportunity 70
visit the base and rent themselves
They are alike in rags. In one case
a West Kent Woman was wearing
French artilleryman's cap, Win hls
regimental badge OF the Whlte holee
of Kent pinned to 1t.
IN the british side, the frontal at
tacks are regarded with perfect equa-
nimity and have been mastered COM
pletely with little loss relatively. Prior
TO the Developments Of the last few
few days. which present certain pecu-
| liarities, the Germans contented them
selves with an artillery duel during
| daylight and with astonishing regu-
IaFitv a night attack about o'clock.
! The British troops made their DISPOSE
tions accordingly When dusk fell their
action ceased except for dropping lire
at intervals.
German Assaults Regular.
The Germans advance never varied.
| They marked down the British trenches
during the day and sent battalion after
| battalion straight at them when night
| had fallen. The Germans lay on the re-
verse of the hills and might be seen
coming over the crests in close forna-
| ton. The nights were clear with plen-
ty Of starlight, and their figures showed
against the skyline in blurred silhou-
| cite.
invariably the British allowed them
to come within q certain range when
they cut them down by machine gun
| fire from the TANKS and rifle fire in
front. They would fall back and the
! British troops would have a nights
rest. Several times the British infan-
try, taught by the tactics of the Beers,
have tricked the German advance into
positive disaster.
Big Gun Still Hidden.
One of the heavy ealibre guns which
! the Germans are employing on the
Aisne has not yet been located. Every
one calls 1t the "coal box" because it's
| shell gives of dense black cloud quite
unlike the grey smoke of the German
! 90-pounder Undoubtedly s gun
which had its position pI before
the war began and its such
! that it has caused the u al Staff
/ some Inconvenience. Once or twice it
! has searched out divisional headquar-
tiers. Aeroplanes have tried to find 1t
| without success, for IL is not fired when
| they are overhead. The other heavy
! German artillery is barely q match for
| the bigger guns the allies have brought
| into action. The British field guns are
giving first class results, the work of
| the intelligence staff has been excel
| lent and the cavalry is having ample
reward for the care which was given
| TO the training of that arm. II has
| beaten the German Chlans as scouts
and the flower of the German cavalry
| in shock tactics. II has had losses, but
| has made the Wanted Uhlans timid in
venturing abroad except in force.