The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-30

some of cur fellows who hadn't
had a wash for a long time said
strong things about the Germans
for spelling the best chance We
had had for four days.
RAPID FIRING
ENTITIES SADDLES
As soon as they came within
range we poured q deadly xoIIey
into them. emptying saddles right
and left and they scattered in all
directions. Meanwhile their artil-
lery kept working up closer on the
front and the right, and a dark
cloud of infantry showed cut
against the sky line on cur front.
advancing In a formation rather
loose for the Germans. We open
ed on them. and they made a fine
target for our rifle fire. which was
very well supported by our artil-
lery. The fire from our guns was
very effective, the range being
found with ease. and we could see
the shells dropping right into the
enemy's ranks.
Here and there their lines
began to waver and give way.
and finally they disappeared.
Half an hour later more infantry
appeared. This time they were
well supported by artillery, ma
chine guns. and strong forces OF
cavalry on both flanks. All came
on at a smart pace with the APP
parent plan of SELLING a hill on
our right. At the same moment
our cavalry came into view. and
then the whole Guards Brigade
advanced. 1t was really a race
between the two parties to reach
the hill first, but the Germans
won easily owing to their being
nearer by half mile.
AS soon as their guns and In
fantry had taken mp position.
the cavalry came along In a huge
mass with the intention of riding
down the Irish Guards, who were
nearest 60 them. When the
shock came it seemed terrific 20
us In the distance. for the irish
men did mot recoiI In the least,
but flung themselves right across
the path of the German horse-
men.
I'VE could hear the crack of
the rifles and see the German
horses impaled on the bayonets
of the front ranks of the guards
men. Then the whole force OF
infantry and cavalry were mixed
up in one confused heap, like so
many pieces from a jigsaw puz-
zle. Shells from the British and
German batteries kept dropping
close to the tangled mass of
fighting men. and then we saw
the German horsemen get clear
and take to flight as fast as
their horses would carry them.
Some had no horses, and they
were bayoneted where they
"BOLTED LIKE MAD.
PURSUED BY CAVALRY"
Taking advantage OF the
fight between the cavalry and
infantry, the German artillery
had advanced to a new position,
from which they kept up a dead
ly fire from IL guns. Our In
fantry and cavalry advanced
simultaneously against this new
position, which they carried to-
gether In the face of a CALLING
fire.
..The infantry and cavalry sup
porting the guns didn't wait for
the onslaught of our men. but
boIted like mad, pursued by our
cavalry and CALLED by a heavy
fire from our infantry and artil-
lery. which quickly found the
range.
I'VE heard later that the Ger
mans were In very great force,
and had attacked in the hope of
driving us back and so uncover
ing the French left. but they got
more than they bargained for.
Their losses we're terrible In
what little of the fight we saw,
and when our men captured the
guns there was hardly a German
left alive OF unwounded. Alto
gether, the fight lasted about
seven hours, and when II was
over our cavalry scouts reported
that the enemy we're in retreat"
GERMAN ANNIHILATE
THE DIRTY SHIRTS"
A wounded private of the
Royal Munster Fusiliers (the
DIRTY Shirts'') tells a story of
the fighting when for some rea-
son OF other. he says. I'VE were
left in the 1urch, and had to bear
the brunt of the whole German
attack. while the rest Of the bril-
eade fell back.
s'They came at ms from ali
points-horse, foot. artillery.
and all, and the afr was thick
with screaming. shouting men
waving swords and blazing away
nc ms like blue murder. Our
lads stood mp 60 them wifbouf
the least taste of fear. and when
their cavalry came down on ms
we received them with fixed bay
0nets I'm front, the rear ranks fir
ing away rs steadily rs you
please. All around us we saw
them collecting until there was
hardly = hole fit for wee mouse
10 get through. and then IL was
that the hardest fight of all took
place. for we wouldn't surrender
and tried cur hardest TO cut
through the stone wall Of the
Germans