Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-27
ALONG THE FIRING LINE
Human Interest Stories About the
Germans and Allies.

MANY q III NhN "t'' ''~
from abroad is story in itself. Some
of the best of these graphic sidelights
are here given.
The official press bureau in London
gives out an account of operations in
northern France as reported by an eye
witness, in which he says:
There are many points connected
with the fighting methods of either
side that may be of interest. The fol-
lowing description was given by
battalion commander, who has been
at the front since the commencement
OF hostilities and has fought both in
the open and behind intrenchments. 1t
must, however be borne in mind that
it only represents the experience OF
particular unit. 1t deals with the tac-
tics of the enemy's infantry:
1.-The important points to which are
the heads of valleys and ravines and
woods. especially those on the sides or
hollow ground, and all dead ground to
the front flank. The German Of
ficers are skilled in leading troops for
ward under cover in closed bodies, but
once the latter are deployed and there
is no longer the direct, personal lead
ership the men will not face heavy
fire. Sometimes the advance is made
in a series of lines, with the men well
opened out at intervals of five or six
PAGES: at others it is made in lines with
the men almost shoulder to shoulder.
But il is followed in all cases by sup
porters in close formation. The lat
ter either waver when the front line
is checked or crowd on to it in NOV
ing toward under the orders of their
officers, and the mass forms a magni-
ficent target.
Pinned To the Ground.
80 Prisoners have described the fire
of our troops as pinning them to the
ground, and this is certainly borne out
by their actions.
"'When the Germans are not heavi-
ly intrenched, no great losses are in
CURED in advancing against them by
methods in which the British army
has been instructed.
I'm fighting behind int Nchments.
the Germans endeavor to 6, l ground
by making advances in line at dusk
or Just before dawn and then digging
themselves in, in the hope no doubt
that they may eventually get so near
as to be able, as during maneuvers,
TO reach the hostile trenches in a
single rush.
'Sharpshooters are often noticed
in trees or wriggling about until they
get good cover. The remedy is to
take the initiative and detail men to
deal with the enemy's sharpshooters.
1.-The German trenches have seen
were deep enough to shelter a man
when firing from a standing posi-
ton"
Under Fire, Save Wounded.
The London Express prints the fol-
lowing from a correspondent in Bel
GUM:
THE British field ambulance work
ed with the convent of the Sisters of
Notre Dame at Zele, near Antwerp, as
its first aid base, and DR.. Sector Mum
TO and his dressers were receiving one
motorcar of wounded after another.
"Roth DR.. Munro and f. Gurney,
one Of his dressers, made repeated
trips into the firing line in light
motorcar to look for wounded, DR..
Munro sitting, bareheaded, behind the
driver, sometimes propping up an
unconscious soldier hit by shrapnel.
Mr.. Gurney went past Germbergen
toward the river searching for wound
ed. and part of the time had to crawl
along intrenchments practically on all
fours German infantrymen. screened
beyond the opposite bank. shot at him
every time he dared to show his head
above cover.
Mr.. Gurney came back with two
badly wounded infantrymen, and his
courage saved the life at least of one
of them, who was bleeding to death
from a shrapnel wound"
Fought Tied to Tree.
Captain Wilhelm Muller. a wounded
German officer, has told in Munich an
interesting story of the fighting at
Vosges.
The battles" he says, lowed much
of their fierceness to the presence OF
the French chasseurs. These strong
Alpine mOuntaineers concealed them
selves in treetops and tied themselves
to the branches so that if they were
killed or wounded they would not fall
and disclose their position to the