The Ordway new era., 1914-10-30
BY LAWRENCE ELsToN.

and of the capture Of ten German
guns by the British troops.
I'VE we're in a field" he said.
when the Germans dropped on US
all of a sudden as though from the
sky. The first hint we had OF their
presence was when a battery Of guns
on the right sang out, dropping shells
into a mob of us who were waiting
for our turn at the washtub-the
river. There was no panic as far as
saw. only some OF our fellows who
hadn't had a wash for long time
said strong things about the Germans
for spelling the best chance We nao
had for four days. We all ran to our
POSTS in response to bugles which
rang out all along the line, and BY
the time we all stood to arms the
German cavalry came into view IN
great strength all along the left 'front.'
"As soon as they came within range
We poured a deadly vollsy into them,
emptying saddles right and left, ana
they scattered In all directions.
Meanwhile their artillery kept work
ing up closer on the front and the
right, and a dark cloud OF infantry
. showed out against the skyline on our
front, advancing In formation rather
loose for the Germans. We opened
on them, and they made hne target
for our rifle fire. which was very well
supported by our artillery. The nre
from our guns was very enecuve.
the range being found with ease. and
we could see the shells dropping right
into the enemy's ranks.
Race for a Hill.
Here and there their lines began
to waver and give way. and hnaiiy
they disappeared. Half an hour later
more infantry appeared on our right
front, but we could not say whether It
was the same, or another body. THIS
time they were well supported by ar
tillery, machine guns and strong
forces of cavalry on both tanks. All
came on at a smart pace. with the
apparent plan of seizing hill on our
right At the same moment our cav
airy came into view, and then the
whole Guards brigade advanced. 1t
was really race between the two
parties to reach the hill flrst. but the
Germans won easily. owing to their
being nearer by half a mile.
"As soon as their guns and infantry
had taken up a position. the cavalry
came along In huge mass with the
intention Of riding down the lrisn
Guards, who were nearest to them
When the shock came 1t seemed ter
rific to us in the distance. for the
Irishmen did not recoil In the least.
but flung themselves right across the
path OF the German horsen1en.
I'VE could hear the crack OF the
rifles and see the German horses I'm
paled on the bayonets Of the front
ranks OF the guardsmen. Then the
whole force OF infantry and cavalry
were mixed up In one confused heap.
like so many pieces from a 1tg-saw
puzzle. Shells from the British and
German batteries kept dropping close
to the tangled mass Of fighting men,
and then we saw the German horse
men get clear and take to flight as
fast as their horses would carry them.
Some had no horses and they were
bayoneted where they stood.
Ten Guns Captured.
while this was going on there was
. confused movement among the Ger
man infantry, as though they we're
going to the assistance Of the cavalry,
but evidently they did not like the
look Of things for they stayed where
they were. After this little interrup-
tion the whole of the Guards contin'
ued their advance. the Coldstreamers
leading this time. with the Scots In
reserve and the Irish In support. :
Taking advantage Of the fight be
tween the cavalry and infantry. the
German artillery had advanced to q
new position. from which they kept
up a deadly fre from IL guns. Our
infantry and cavalry advanced stimuli
taneously against this new position
which they carried together In the
face Of a CALLING FIRE. In the excite
ment the enemy managed to get away
two Of their guns. but the remainder
fell into our hands. The infantry and
cavalry supporting the guns didn't
wait for the onslaught Of our men
oeN oO'NSus buhnuNh ny ouA SdNuiJ
and CALLED by a heavy fire from oul
infantry and artillery which quickly
found the range.
I'VE heard later that the Germani
were in very great force, and had at
tackled in the hope OF driving us bacl
and 80 uncovering the French left
but they got more than they bargainet
for. Their losses were terrible II
what little OF the fight we saw, an,
when our men captured the gum
there was hardly German left aliv
or unwounded Altogether the ngh
lasted about seven hours. and whel
II was over our cavalry scouts repor,
ed that the enemy we're in retreat"
ArgyIls Arc Hard Hit.
A private in Highland regimen,
who was wounded at Mons, In tn
course OF a letter to his parents 1