The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
SAY GERMAN TROOPS
ARE SHORT OF FOOD
They show Powers Of Endur-
ancc. However,. English
Eyewitness Says.
FOE FIRES AS HE FALLS

LoNpoN. oct 2I.--The account OF the
movements at the front which IL being
written either by Col. Swinton or Earl
Percy and given out by the official press
bureau IL continued In an instalment !
issued to-day 1t is dated October L.
The account speaks especially OF the
fitness Of the British troops and says
that "the fact that we are steadily ad-
vaucing and that the enemy Is giving way
before us has proved most welcome and
inspiring change
Continuing the statement says:
This is not the only advantage we
POSSESS over the Germans. for we stu near
, from prisoners that their advance troops
AT any rate are short OF food and eN-
hausted by continual outpost work we
can AFFORD to give our troops more rest
and there IL no lack OF food. Many oil
/ the men opposed to us at the present time
/ have had only two months service ana
/ SOME of our prisoners declare that they
/ will not expose themselves in the trenches
Nevertheless. the enemy in front OF us
lis fghtlug well and skiltullN ana snow
T ing considerable powers OF endurance.
/ They generally contrive to remove the'r
wounded aud often to bury their k,l'eu
before they retire. and their escape IL
| bitches In this country
MANY OF their cavalry patrols are
| wearing Belgian uniforms Pra'ucr
| which is not eXcusable on the grouhu
Of any lack OF thcir own ~
"Ir Incident which occurred on bctobeI
- shows the resource and bravery or
some II our cnemy's scouts. detach-
mont ~ German artillery was rotirlne'
and from time to time coming INTO &C
ton IN officer Of one OF our hank
cavalry patrols had been standing lot
| some minutes under q tree. when nc
noticed "A fine wire hanging down close 10
the trunk. IN,
"TIe followed this wire upward with
his owe and was astonished to see one OF
the enemy IN the tree. As he drew MS
revolver and fred the German dropped
onto Ms head. also firing. tn" BRUSH
officer was stunned. and when he cam" 10
n was 20 nnl himself alone. WITH the
p.,g ~ his cap blown away aud his
2 uniform covered with blood which vas no'
his own.
rs the campaign goes on the ten
! dency II the Germans to rely on thel'
'splcudd war material with which they
have been 50 amply provided, rather mar
ON the en,uloymcut OF masses or men, mas
becntue more marked. There are now in
. dicatilrs however, that their supply oi
. material Is rot ineXhaus'ibe. and tn'
significant circular OF tn" prussian Minis
ter ~ war dNluillE q 'ilflhl S'h'1'' W.
: hattlehtlds for equipment and even th'
collection ~ empty clrtridg" cases. has
. been quoted iu previous letter
This CIRCULAR seems 10 nav" beer
y prompted more by necessity than hN
y habits ~ economy for IN the recent hight
II inI, bo'h gun AVID rife ammunition ~
old patterns has been found I'm trcnche
J evacuated BY IN. enemy. on their dead
Il and on prisoners Among the latter arr
: Mauser cartridges similar to those used by
' he Boc.s IN the South African war
II The narrative then quotes from
pamphlets dropped by German airme'
suunou.ug the French To surrender oi
the ground that they are only pul!n'
chestnuts ont Of the fire for the Eng
,lish. after which 10 continues:
Apart from these eudeivors to II
fuence the enemy. news Of a sort IL dis
scmtnated among the German soldiers II
means ~ a special military paper calie
= the Pdfroi which is published in Berl''
- Its historical value may be gauGed by n
'e statement made IN its issue of septemh,
40 g. as follows:
'' ut may confidently be asserted tina
- the resistance Of the active army OF IN
~ French has been overcome. The reserl
,~oops and new formations will no doul
give our h.-oic forces plenty to do as the
ndvauc" further
After three weeks more Of fghtin
,o how eycr the facts must have convince
W. the German troops that this assertion vi
. not Justified"
a. The writer ~ this report then Civ
-, passages from captured German letter
N which indicate anxiety concerning u
result Of the hgh'ing. one or the'
ko dared September q, contains the follo'
A Ing passage.
to To-day We got papers from the Isl
tho eth ~ September and 1t t. really pa
he FIJI % read OF the boastful announc
on mcnts Of our march on Paris. for We n
lss no nearer Paris now than we were the
1is do not know whether you realize IN
but there Is No use OF trying to hide It,