The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-03
OF GERMAN
ONSLAUGHT IsIUNABATED
But Their Every Effort Is Met With
Vfgor by Hopeful
II Allies.
THRILL Along BATTnR LINZ
French & and rftish z Troops, Face
Kaiser.ss Forces Within Quarter OF
Mile at Some Places Great Turn
Ing Movement Continues.

ON THE BATTLE FRONT, October 9
l(viai Paris, s:s1 P. M.}:--A thrill was in
the air, all. along the extended allied
lines to-day. Tho French and British
troops, who for more than q fortnight
have been in the closest contact with
the Germans. felt they had accom-
plished their hard task OF preventing
the Germans from breaking through.
the human barrier erected ,between
them and Paris, their main objective,
and and !: that ;this meant eventual victory
The lines of trenches make the bat
tie front appear like deeply SCARED
fields. The allies, who quickly learned
the lesson OF burrowing. face the Ger
mans within quarter of mile at
some places. Theiy field fntrench-
meats offer admirable shelter from the
German. artillery, which consequently
reduces their, casualties. and permits
the allies to await In comparative
safety the German attacks which must
be made across the open and often at
terrible cost
The fury Of the German onslaught
was untoated to-day, especially on the
western wing. but their every effort
was met; with vigors by the allies. who
seemed to vie with each other in using
the attackers, ,ss ss.i
CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS
: TO BATTER DOWN ALLIES
The most violent, attacks change day
by day. The Germans. finding 1T i'm
possible to penetrate the allied lines in
the. vlcinity.'of Rheims and Soissons.
quickly transported many of their di-
visions farther northwest, and o-dayz
hurled them against Roye. Again they
failed. although tonight they had not
ceased their Efforts to batter down the
resistance.
The allies great turning movement
continued today. and their western
wing extended toward Arras.. Reports
from the. upper end OF the line on the
frontier show the progress OF the al
lies to be slow, but sure. Hundreds OF
German prisoners fell into the hands of
the allies at every point. and 1t was
remarked that the majority were
Bayarians. who seem to have been
prominent in the front of the German
attack
Spies are SO numerous along the
front that orders have been issued
stating that any German In civilian
| dress encountered will be considered
spy. and those furnishing him with
clothes Will be regarded as accomplices
German who do not surrender on the
ilrst summons will be executed.
The order says that any group OF
more than three armed Germans found
behind the allies line will be ,consld,
cred as ghouls and shot. while every
person found committing robberies on
the battlefields, whether civilian or sol.
der will .be court-martialed.
ENEMY SEEMS TO MELT AWAY
UNDER FIRE OF ALLIES
PARIS, October 2-That an African
battalion checked attacks of the Ger
man Imperial Guard In recent lighting
near Verdun ID the Inference drawn
from details received hero OF the com
bat in that region.
A survivor Of the battle. who has ar
rived in Paris. to-day. told the follow
Ing story OF the fight:
THE sun was just rising when our
outposts came back on our main force
and informed us that the Imperial
Guard was coming. Soon after we
could SEQ pointed helmets,r El,etenIng
In the sun. advancing.
Deceived by our silence, the guard
came on even to the barbed defenses.
Continued on Second Rage.)
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