The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-06
Colonel Swinton of English
Intelligence Department
Recounts Events in Belgium
at End Of October.
ALLIES DRIVEN BACK BY
SHEER WEIGHT OF METAL
Alleged Statements of a Ger
man Prisoner Given TO Show
that Kaiser's Troops are
Driven into Battle.

London Noy O. Gl10 "a. M The
press bureau today issues the follow
ing accoun of events az the battle
front as Witnessed tud written bt
Colonel E. ID. ~Wiutau of The .utell-
sen,e Department Hf lho general stan
The recital s dated November D. and
auE-
FRIDAY October SOL have wit
messed renewal ~ tho efforts ss3ins.
ntr risHt. which were althout su.-
cess i. rhe oncmr Iu tHe center thc
5pmharducut was hpaty Indeed. -u
many smells ten around uur Doriuo1s
that many Telephone wires were cu.
The ut,aDk boz the direction of Yprc-
was renewed. Southensj of tuht town
,n places our line Was 1gHin forced
h... short Distance. Eut uu uur
le. iur au-eom.Hg Gyrmaus were
stopped ug aur ,ntangismeut-. close
Gre and after two efforts lo advance.
they gave way.
"us saturday october 81 most
determined attack WIS made upon
oar icff and our Left center. the pres
sure 1cug especially severe against
/ tHc latter portion 0i our poSluo1s
Part ot our uu, VAS driven bach tenn.
porars Ny sheer Weight of met.l aud
numbers hui .t Mas almost oU rreo,-
cred again 1elure uight AEaInsf our
center The rusmy did NOT advance.
while against our tigh' they were MOT
t uoaFy se s.tN, as ihsy were farther
north.
$50 ar vlth me assistance OF the
/ French who have been co-0perating
/ WU-t rne.uaiIy we have retained
/ rus-c-sI.u Ht Nuros upon the capture
/ nf which ay the end ol O.tuhtI the
/ G,rmaw uai set their heart
IIe NEhIre 90 th. past dt" dl1
. has been ot the most desperate nature
.II nH- aaen m.1s1tly q soldiers bat
/ Hr tra without undue svlf-eonVfatu.
'auar b. .Hr ne sal dthaJ ou, mem
Hsr. .Hrr daeeed resistance. ueu
|uHra.. .H. rvuutauou ol uur army
.huH ..r Fr.u.h tNiee have .ceu
HEHu.- arn COB ths dash foI whirn
tht .i. famous U pAmuds ami
NorF OBJ, Neer The Belgian armf
.aeHIse Has resisted the furious eu.
sisusbH .t me enemy with the utmost
gaIantu
.Tht German troops also have won
u.I respect far the way ia which fhet
have advanced. Whether it be- duo Goo
patriotism or t0 the fear Induced b
ir1u dis .uuue. the fact remains that
they steadily prcss forward to what
Iin many rlsss must obviously have
been .trtal1 death
That they are forced sometimes to
81 on is shown bg the following ane-
Iuer tu an interrogation put Co "a
wounded German prisoner a was ca.
Ilsted bob October of iei3 on mobili-
zatiou. thr weaaly and those back
ward lu tnininE Go the number uf
about go urf eenf of the company
were Withdrawn ftom the active reri-
meut to form the nucieus of reserve
regiment After ton weeks OF hard
taininE Sc travelled op to AK A.
Chapeile. where we rumained n re-
serve. We were todd thar our neares'
enemies were tho Eughsh
uu the i7th and 18th of octouei
We performed such fafieuinR maTrhel
that many men foil ont on tho ruaa
ON October ia We each received PSI
rounds 8f ammunition and had ou
ursf taste nf are Although We wer'
told that there Were only sharpshoot
era sn front of ua ! saw French cay
lalrYmen ana nn other foes Prom fhi
! day oaNard. the hehtinR was nninter
Tuuted. ON October 90 my section r.
it,fted orders to 50 forward 90 a.