The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-01
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.
eurouean Manager of the information.

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London.-A British infantry corpor-
81 wounded in battle and invalided
home gave a graphic description Of
the fighting he saw in France.
Early in the morning. he said, 1--WE
we're informed Of the approach of the
enemy, and were ordered to deploy
and take cover over a wide front,
which included woods and open coun-
ir with villages in the valleys.
Towards ten O'Clock we could hear
+he booming of guns-a sound we be-
came used to on Salisbury Plains
and then the rattle of Maxims and
rifles.
"A party of uhlans dashed along
the road through our firing line, and
we emptied more than one saddle, but
more came, and then we were sudden
" en6laded by machine guns, which
we're mounted on motor-cars.
There was no help but for us to
leave the trenches and rush to the
woods. Then as we ran for shelter a
terrible roar of guns broke on our ears,
and shell after shell struck the ground
in front of us, and others burst over
our heads Men fell and groaned with
terrible wounds.
Our field batteries went into action
and answered the German guns, but
the enemy had somehow got to know
that we were in the woods, for they
fired necessarily on us.
Advance of the Infantry.
we left the frs at the other side
and opened out, supported by the
South Lancashires, for our colonel had
been warned that the infantry were
advancing. We had hardly extended
and lain down, when patches Of blue
green were seen on the sky line-bat-
talions of the enemy following each
other at regular intervals.
The batteries of Bulford brigade
let rip and gouged holes through them.
Bravo" shouted my platoon command
er as he watched the carnage through
his field glasses.
Now the order was given to fix
bayonets. Mind, men, you look to
your Magazines shouted the colonel.
Before the enemy arrived, however,
the artillery fire had increased until it
was perfect inferno. German avia-
tors were directing the guns. At
times We were told to fire on the aero
planes, and did so, but as they were
armored the shots did not tell.
Slaughter Of the Gunners.
Our poor gunners had terrible
mauling, and what was worse strong
force Of cavalry got around behind us
and charged right up to the guns.
Very few of them escaped, however,
for whole platoons rushed to the res
sue and emptied their magazines into
them, and not a few were bayoneted.
1T was here that saw whole gun
detachment laid out. The breech of
the gun was open, and shell was
lying on the ground. Nobly they fought
and fell.
The uhlans had the audacity to
think that they could take the guns
away, and were actually preparing to
timber up when our rifles were turned
against them.
AS our guns retired-all that could,
Tor some had no teams and others no
men-the German infantry were on
US. Fortunately fold in the ground
MD US for time, but we let them
come on until their breasts rose above
the neighboring mounds, and then we
uecimated them,
They fell back in confusion and
cropped to the ground. On came an
other batch few minutes later, and
we treated them in the same way.
The artillery fire slackened, but
scores Of machine guns we're turned
IN US, and it was not safe to move.
we kept on firing until the dead were
pied several feet high. .
Two companies Of another bat
allon came up to help US in the firing
une, and after short wait we were
tolo to prepare to charge. The South
Lancashires were at work with the
Dayonet on our right front, and it was
now our turn On the word Of com
mand We sprang from the ground as
one man, and with a yell we charged
Tue advancing Prussians. v
6ayonet Charge Irresistible.
AS we neared the ranks we fired
independently at them and dropped
uany a man before the bayonet
reached them. Only a few tried to
sross bayonets with us. The remain.
/ tef pushed off and were, shot In the
vack as they went. Those who stood
meir ground were surrounded or tax
w prisoners. Not one of that long
uaSslye line seemed to want the cold
steel. s-u
H. our pack animals had in the mean
H ~nIe arrived with ammunition. b. We
so eie served with another go rounds
r raoi and none too soon, for uh1an
''lent had spotted us and was seen