El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-23
BATTLES GROW
MORE VIOLENT
German Attacks Are Fiercer
than Ever; Charges Are
Very Frequent.

From the Battle Front Via Paris,
France, oct 23.-AIore and more fierce
are the attacks delivered by the Ger
mans in the battles Of the north, and
more determined is the opposition Of
the allied armies
The Germans were fiercer than usual
in Thursdays attacks on the Belglans,
whose extreme wing stretches from the
coast along front OF over 20 miles,
on which they are fighting heroically
for the restoration Of the independence
Of their stricken country
Further on at Ia Bassee and Lille,
the combat was Of q most vigorous
The allied cavalry distinguished it
self in magnificent charges, quite like
those in the old style Of battle
light brigade, composed Of French and
British hussars and mounted rifles led
the way and We're followed by heavy
dragons lancers and cuirasiers-
kiItfes Charge Cannon.
The Scottish infantry also took
prominent part in the WORK The
..Kilties" charged A battery OF heavy
German artillery and machine guns
field artillery difficult The Scots
made their way through the barbed
wire entanElemenLS. reached the Ger
man guns and disposed Of their artil-
lerymen and made the employment OF
the allied guns possible
DesDfte the frequent fire Of the Ger
man machine guns, which were
brought into play too late, the aliles
gained the position
shells Shatter Trees.
The scene Of the battlefield Is
striking one, with the lowing OF
frirb+eDed cattle and the bleating Of
sheen in the burning outhouses Of
farms mingled with the sharp reports
OF the cannon. the rattle OF the ma
chine guns and the patter OF the rlfle
fire Troops can be seen advancing
across the open in widely spread lines
Trees fall all around. cut down oy
shells and the ground is furrowed with
the bursting Of shrapnel- IN Ine
marshes, which are numerous IN Lnls
country. il is believed that thousands
Of Germans have been lost
The city of Lilies commercial quar-
te~ has suffered very much, WhlIe the
Church Of St Maurice is almost de-
stroyed-
soldiers Growing Boards.
The soldiers at the front although
most Of them are very young men
are beginning TO look and act like
veterans Many Of them have grown
boards during the II weeks OF con-
slant fighting Their faces are bronzed
and their clothes covered with dust
They appear perfectly fit and fun OF
ardor and ready to do anything.
Dfspatch Bearer Escaped.
A bicycle dispatch rider, after hav-
ing carried orders to the brigadier
general, placed his motorcycle against
a tree while he smoked cigaret
Shells were bursting all around him
and one struck his machine, which was
destroyed. The cyclist was then or
dered to take the reply Of the briga-
der general afOOt to the divisional
commander. In carrying out his task
he crossed the fire-swept fields Then
he encountered a party Of Germans.
but jumped into q river and ESCAPED
by remaining in the water for eight
hours Eventually he got his message
Bafely TO headquarters
Able CarmellinO. a second lieutenant
IN the French infantry, when all but
80 Of his company were killed or
wounded, took command and captured
$50 Germans BE was twice wounded
Spies Are Shot.
Spies are being captured everywhere
in the vicinity Of the fighting line.
French general selected an apple tree
for oberservation purposes A shower
Of shells Immediately fell all about
him and caused him to retire. At the
same time a man believed to be
peasant was seen waving rag from
an adjacent farm The man was caught
and was found TO be a German officer
He was shot From all points along
the long line reports reaching general
headquarters showed that the progress
OF the allied army was constant today.