Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
ALLIES MARCHING WING HOLDING
GERMANS FROM PORT OF CALAIS
BATTLE is ON HISTORIC GROUND

From the Battle Front, via Paris, Oct.
16-Q1.46 p M)-The attempt by the
Germans to turn the flank of the Al
lies and obtain possession of the ports
of Ostend, Dunkirk and Calais, mas
been unsuccessful, for the Germans
came face to face with a strong OPP
posing allied army, which compelled
them to fall back after severe fight
ing.
. What is known as 1.-THE Marching
Wing of the Allies is continually IN
contact with the German troops ana
completely covers the approach to the
coast towns. When they fought
pitched battle west of Lille the Ger
mans were forced to make a marked
retirement from Laventie in the dlrec-
ton of Lille, their occupation of which
last Tuesday by 10000 men appears
destined to be of not long duration
The time of the Battle of the
North" extends over the most historic
ground in Flanders, where on THE
Field of the Cloth of Gold Francis L
adm Henry VIII had their celebrated
meeting in 1920 Owing to the sinuous
character of the line of battle, the
total length of it from the coast of
Belgium to the Swiss border now
reaches 800 miles. Belief In their hnai
success appears to have taken hrm
hold on the Allies All the men dis
plav confidence in their commanders,
who are doing everything possible to
spare their troops The allied soldiers
are fighting with vigor. They often per-
form marches which seem beyond hui
man power while on the battlefield,
their ardor is understandable.
This is made evident often when
small detachments act apart from the
main bodies. French dragons recent
ly were entrusted with the task of
covering the passage of a river by ar
tillery. They met a body of German
Hussars in a clash. Both sides charg-
ed simultaneously and the melee last
ed 10 minutes, during which the men
slashed and pierced each other with
swords and lances amid the crack of
the officers revolvers. Finally the Hus-
sars broke ranks and galloped off,
leaving many of their men on the
field. The dragons also suffered Sc
verely, but attained their object-that
of securing a safe passage for their
| comrades.
French officers in the immediate vicfni-
ty of the firing line recently were amazed
to see two motor cars containing seven
children. all under 10 years of age. and
| two grown persons, enter the battle zone.
Across the glass shield on one of the
cars in French We're the words: I'm the
service of the ambassador of the United
States
| On being stopped it was found that
| Eric Wood, one of the attaches of the
American embassy in Paris, was in one
of the cars with Mr.. Cordy, volunteer
attache of the embassy. Accompanying
them were the children of Count Teady-
sky, a distinguished Hungarian noble
man, now i'll in Paris. The children had
been rescued from a chateau In northern
France, where they had been with SER
wants since the outbreak of the war, by
an expedition sent out by Myron T. Her
| rick, the American ambassador.
During the trip out the party was ar
rested several times Their first arrest
occurred near Compeigne A French ter
ritoria1 who stopped them pointed out a
village spire In the distance, saying:
| Germans are bombarding.' The par
ty desired to turn back, but the soldier
informed them they must go to the vii
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