The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-29
YARD BY YARD ALLIES
FIGHT MONS BATTLE
Five Days Combat Adds Fin,
Chapter to British and
French History.
SUPERIOR NUMBERS WIZ
Germans Fierce ONSLAUGHT
Finally OycrcOmcs stubborn
Resistance of Foe.

Resistance of Foe.
LoNpoN, Aug. 2s.--Thc Daily ,t.on.
icle's correspondent at Boulogu, ,,nd,
the following:
When tho history Of the trowordnu.
struggle in the neighborl~d Of Mon,
and Chlrbro a titanic combat lasting
FIVE days. is written the historian vii
pen perhaps the most glorious ,nap,,,
which has ever been or - Val 10
added to the history ~ Brrsh o.
French arms
II was "A fight against tho finest co.
horts ~ the Kaiser. eudeavorius g.
crush their way through the alice, line,
by Slccr weight OF numbers, a(ed by
all the strength of tho artillery that
| could be brought into action.
The German army endeavor.d 10
break through the numerically inferior
lines In front OF it, II did net. crush
them back 1t did. but still | can give In,
assurance that the awful ordeal through
which the British forces passed ma,
left them with all Nhelr spirit and with
determination of which nothing va b.
asked In vain IN the future stagt, o,
the campaign.
What I was., told was all 30 quietly
eaid that ! ctuld not help casting my
eyes again over the trim. Nhakiclad NJ
ure of the little soldier who had come
through that CHASTITY ordeal, come
through il TO ten me in a few short hours
after 1t was over that no was eager 10
be with the forces at the front again
And he added. Il shall have 10 70
to England without cap. 4 shrapna
bullet knocked mine off In the darkness"
Germans Fire Poorly.
turned TO his companion. Yes ne
said, that's the story. IL was the FIRST
time the German artillery really got AT US
As rule their big gun fire was mighty
poor though they did go in for quantity
In the trenches we used TO watch the
German gunners trying to hit conspicuou,
parts Of Mons and every time they missed
we gave them a cheer which they could
hear.
They are not shots, either. 1t va.
really astounding what they could mss
think we can beat everybody at marks
manship"
And the British artiller.?'' asked
why. II was magnificent II there had
only been more of it. hut there tn,
Germans got us As It was IL was per.
haps a good deal more than they ever
expected. The srtllerymen too wor,
desperately cool. on one occasion, | think
It was late on Monday. we held a posi-.
tion about five or six hundred yards from
the German lines. We could see them
quite clearly. They were mostly stand.ue
UP. Fresh troops, ] think they wcre
being brought up for another attack
THE order was given to us to fN
bayoncts. II was evidently TO be "A chars,
tho thing We had been waiting for. In
the sunlight our bayonets flashed and v,
waited for orders
''rhe Germans must have seen our
bayonets flashing, for down they went or
fear it is bayonet attack. There de.
Veloped suddenly hail Of bullets and
the order TO charge did not come.
I'VE retired little way after that
and before night fell advanced to much
the same position again. Just As DARK.
ness came we could see the ground vel
in front Of us simply Uttered with G.,-
man dead. 1t cost us lot. too.
Nearly Wipe Out Foe.
AT one time early next day we GOT
within couple OF hundred Yards ~
their dead. l am sure We must ha,e
nearly wiped out those in front of US
From others ! have gathered how FUR
ously for days the fight ragged against the
french forces on the right OF the British
Inc English soldiers speak in highes
praise of the GOODNESS under fire Of the
piou-pious CfTench infantry.
/ over Charleroi the devastation or the
shocK OF battle rolled forward and back
"ard during the terrible days OF combat
| The mining town. severely damager by thy
Germans on their first approach. Is now
n hideous desolatlon. 1t was on the side
OF the town toward the French horde
that the series OF struggles waNed nost
| FURIOUS. Tho French artillery worked
tremendous havoc IN tho solid German
| ranks as time after time they swept IN
10 attack or retired to gather strength
again.
In the end. however. the fcrccncss Of
| 49, N"N'N'''N' 'lL'ltuSulS Was loo 'iIttn
Tor the exhausted French troops. asa.rs'
whom the ever fresh legions of the ,u.m.
were hurled. 1t was here. indeed, tHtt
the long encounter was really d,Hl,I
Gradually weight tod-weilht Of u-.-
inents and OF artillery. With = r,rsI...-
ness which must have cost more than ,tH
| be readily imagined the German GONE
manders poured their solid phalau>,- -
soldiery on the French positions. -
gradually the French position b,.,u-
worse.
with magnificent heroism the u,H
| held their positions. II they EIN.
yard the enemy bought # At u,m,.-
dous cost. But they were ready sd
prepaed to pay 1t, and pay II mo.
did
The final order TO retire came SLOW
me French positions on the right OF fire
! BRUSH were given up Throughout Ta'--
| dhy' Night came Oh and far ir'u l.e
| night 1t continued.
what slaughter that night covered
| probably never be exactly known Hlt
those who went through 1.-THE air I'll.
| WIN shrapncl shells and flashlights p.''
| SdSing the swift shower OF bullets. Ntrt