The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-17
REMARKABLE
BRAVERY OF
FRENCH SOLDIERY
Described in Letters Being Published in
paris-one Lieutenant Was Bound to
Fight Although Wounded, and His
Equipment often Was Puncturcd.

Paris. Sept 1.-THE principal sources
of really graphic information OF opera
tions at the front are for the moment
accounts given by returning wounded
and prisoners and by private letters.
They all 90 to show that the WORST
predictions as to the bloody character OF
the war are being realized.
The rayages in the German ranks IRE
due in part, it is declared, to furious
charges with the bayonet, but mostly 10
the rs millimeter guns.
A German officer, interviewed ON ms
way to one of the interior military Prs
ons. declared. "The French cannon isn
a war cannon, it's 5utchery cannon.
One OF the latest battles ut Rambillers
in the Vosges was fought ON the eoge
of forest between two regiments Of
infantry supported by ARTILLERY and 20
6eree became the lire on both sides that
the two regiments were Obliged to retire
at the same time, leaving the field to
grape and canister.
From Sergeant Aviator Decaen it is
learned that six German flying machines
suecumbed to musketry fire at the Lux
emb,irg frontier. "We are IN France Tor
the moment" he writes, "and the Ger
mans are retiring, burning Belgian vii
lagos as they pass. 'iasringer, on Del
oian aeroplane. came back from thc iron
tier with ball in his hack; fortdnitely
the German bullets don't seem 10 90
much damage; this one was stopped ny
loaf of bread. Our squadron's going
ahead and. very soon, letter date1 Ber-
lin" :.
The following letter from brigadier
of dragons is specimen OF {. certain
class Of letters that have begun to ar
rive in Paris.
MY dear parents: II vcu receive tins
letter it will be because | lave 5eef
killed, but don't ween lor nc. since my
| fate will have been the Ioblest a French
man can dream of, to die Tor ms country
on the eve of victory. We shall he the
yictors because we have right and con
fdence on our side. | shall have done
nv duty TO the end and hope ms dealt
will have been useful TO my country
| Nv last thoughts will b. Tor YOU
| With this lettes there came another
from the cure of lt;le Belgian village
giving the details Of the death OF The
writer of the above. 1t was in Eelei"r
forest that party OF dragons Were
surprised by an ambush and all shot
down excepting three and on these thre'
the Prussians rushed to coup etc tne'l
work. The brigadier already wounded y
the leg managed to master his pain enc
charged alone and the cure atIs thai
there was other than French blood shcC
upon the field.
"His body is not lost" The cure con
tinues. ut reposes in the little cenetei
of our village, where YOU viii come Z
visit his tomb after the war
A letter from wounded soldier to BIZ
wife in Paris reads;
1--WE were in the first rank with on
lieutenant. Jean Ebrard at the head, n
received six bullets. First wounded u
the thigh, he got up again, collected b.
men and went on ahead. Another bal
struck him in the shoulder and four 9th
ers were stopped by his knapsaek. II
found another later in mis- beis. 'Prec
ious souvenir, he said. He went 10 hav
his wounds dressed on returning 70 tn
place of assembling. There's samr
Of the conduct of our officers