The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-12
CHARGE OF EAST INDIANS
TERRIFYING TO GERMANS
Under Cover OF Night. With Knives
Between Teeth, They steal
Behind Enemy,
ATTACK COMPLETE SURPRISE
Machine Guns and Artillery Fire
Wildly in Darkness, and Battle Is
at Height Before Invaders I1now
Where Assailants Are.


Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch. ]
NORTHEAST FRANCE, November II.
These are the details Of q wonder
full charge by Pathans near Ypres.
The East Indians were assigned the
mission OF watching for tho approach
OF tho Germans during the night
licutepant, with II patrol of the
ratlans. set out In the dark, end soon
reported that the Wurtcmburg troops,
| apparently several thousand strong
were in the ncislborhood OF Holle-
! beko.
AS preliminary. the East Indians
! had cut the tlroats OF n few SEN
tries and fired on others. so that tho
night advance OF the Germans was
Checked.
An entire battalion OF Pathans then
set out under cover OF night, creeping
owe: the wet grass, and actually steal
ing behind the outposts of the Ger
mans.
Az he did so. each Patian had ihs
battle knife between his teeth ready
Ia pouncc upon any sentry that should
try TO give tho alarm. They were told
however, 20 oe quiet AS secrecy was
ono OF the conditions Of success In this
daring ambush.
a body OF Moroccan troops and sew
eral detachments OF Counters ap-
preached, likewise at each flank, and
before any one had heard the buglo
GILL. the Germans were attacked on
every side.
GERMANS TERRIFIED
BY 1IGER-LIkE ATTACKS
III the dark tho Indians seemed to
bc everywhere, terrifying the Gerrnann
by their sudden leaps and tiEer-like
attacks There was an indescribablc
struggle. German machine guns and
artillery wildly opened fire. and the In
fantrS scattered its bullets literally in
, ali directions except where their as
safiants lay concealed. Behind the
creeping Pathans were Moroccans and
| Ciouiniers. and then the regular French
and Colonial Infantry were hurried TO
their support, and, still father back
the French artillery spoke with a
laundering voice
The battle WAS raging at IT'S haigh,
before the Germans really knew from
| which side they were being attacked
and disorder spread among their ranks
The few trenches In which they nigh,
take refuge We're no; deep enough, and
there was nothing for them to do but
To run and seek shelter In the rear.
| Ey That time strong contingents were
moved on TO their support, and the
order was given for them to recover
ground they had lost.
| The French troops, with tho East
/ ihui6hs stu III Unc ieau, let the Ger
mans come on until they were within
! 100 yards, when machine guns which
had been moved forward in time to be
gotten into action, moved down the
| first three lines OF tho advancing host
Nearly every man OF the. first Ger
man detachment was wounded or
Killed, and In short time the Pa
| thans, followed bye the Moors, rushed
Into Hollebc!sc and slaughtered every
| one that did not surrender
An entire battalion OF tho Wurtcm-
/ nurg troops was driven into one OF tho
streams flowing into the Lys, and only
escaped from being anniiilated by sur
rendering. Tho attack, In which the
Pathans played such II thrilling part
lasted Just five hours