The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-10


guns of the enemy were brought into
play, enabling the enemy to make q
great showing at the longer ranges.
The valley Of the river became an
Inferno. From height to height the
great guns belched forth their fire in
terrific fashion. Huge shells went
shrieking across the river and the
river meadows.
Tho enemy poured whitening FIRE
UPON tine allied troops and engineers
that were engaged in building pom.
toon bridges, The pontoons arc car
ried on wagons especially construct
ed FOR their transportation. 1t is nee
essary to bring these pontoons to the
waters edge. launch them and then
lash them together.
The scene by this time had become
fearful and beyond the description of
words. To the terrible grandeur of
1t was added the sight or Germon
and French aeroplanes lowering over
the battleields. Time and again they
dashed across the river to recon
hotter and carried on their work sue
cessfully, although they were sub
jeoted to terrific fire from tho Ger
man guns especially made for the
purpose Of bringing down airships.
Finally the allied army, foot by
foot, began to advance toward the
river bank. Thanks to the presence
OF the small. unbroken bridge, the
English troops were able 70 effect q
crossing of the river comparatively
early, while the French, showing
great bravery, began crossing the
river in single file by using the steel
girder.
Germans Forced to Retire.
I'm the meantime the engineers re-
newed their task of pontoon bridge
building and columns OF troops
crossed the river. BY nightfall the
crossing of the river had been ef.
fected and the enemy was forced to
retire.
1T was clear that this retirement
was not to be accepted as q victory
for the allies, as all night long search
lights swept the river, and opposing
generals attempted to carry out vari-
GUS strategic moves with q view to
renewing the combat the next day.
Desultory firing was kept up through
out the night.
"At a certain period during the
night 1t became exceedingly important
that the enemy should have no knowl.
edge or the position OF detachment
of the British infantry, which was up
close to tie enemy. A stray shot
struck one of the British soldiers,
shatterinG n bone in his arm.
Uttered NO Sound.
HAD hs let cry escape him the
discovery Of the British detachment
would have been made But this
wounded soldier never uttered q cry.
Monday dawned cold and windy,
and showers fell occasionally. The
Germans began building little pits,
while the allies else entrenohed them.
selves against heavy bombardments,
AT times tho enemy attempted to
take tho offensive, and even sue,
ceeded. within small araas, in forcing
back the allies. just as the allies sue
ceeded elsewhere in forcing back tho
enemy.
at now became evident that this
was no rear guard OF Germans ti'at
was engaged, but that 1t was O de-
termined stand OF the army of Gen.
eral Won Kluck. Moreover, 1t was
strongly suspected that German re-
endorsements were coming MP.
"On Tuesday afternoon a very So
we're attack was made by the enemy.
who evidently had been Reinforced
and who seemed determined to break
through the allied lines between Vic.
sur-Aisne. and Soissons. This attack
was heralded by tremendous out.
burst OF the heavy German artillery.
followed by O systematic advance oi
the infantry.
The infantry Of the allies, aided
by machine guns, stood their ground.
however. in most splendid fashion.
pouring a deadly flse into the attack,
ing Germans. At certain points the
allies repulsed the Germens at the
point OF bayonets. %
with unabated fury this battle
continued all night and thronghout
Wednesday and Thursday, On
Wednesday night the Germans. in
great fury, attacked tho French In
the region near Reims. Three times
they attached, and on each occasion
they were repulsed with heavy Losses.
4On Thursday the Germans attacked.
the English with equal ferceness IN
the neighborhood of soissons, and
again they were hurled back with
tremendous Losses.
The first sign OF weakening on
the part of the Germans was noticed