South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-28

Mihiel and along the heights OF the
Meuse. In that region the French
have become the invaders having
pressed the Germans across the from
tier.
The success of the French near
Nancy, viii weaken the German
movement against the Nerdun forces
which are pressing against the Ger
man army of MetZ. The French forces
in this region have been strongly re-
infOrced and important developments
may be expected there within the next
week. As they move forward the
French are throwing UP intrench-
ments.
French Display Bravery.
The blue devils" as the Germans
call the French light infantry operaJ-
ing in the Nosges. again justified the
terror OF that name by forcing the
! last of the Germans out of French
Lorraine. These troops fought with
the most praisewOrthy gallantry, and
| hesitated at no sacrifice To gain Their
ends. The second battalion. emulat-
ing the first. which took the first
! standard from the Germans. held
their ground against tremendous odds
until reinfOrcementS arrived. The
bayonet and artillery is playing the
most important part in the fighting
Both in the northern sphere around
DiXmude, Roulers, Menin. Lille. Lens
LaPassee and Arras and in the hostil-
tiles east OF the Meuse the cold steel
and heavy guns have proved the de-
Gliding factors.
Along the center there has been
nothing more than artillery fire. the
war office states, the French were
able TO gain a triumph in the center
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French aviator who was able to To-
cate three hidden German batteries
and secure the range Notwithstanding
a heavy fire which was directed
against his machine.
Prince Reported Wounded.
II is impossible TO estimate the loss
in the fighting along the User. but
some military experts believe that the
Germans who secured a fOOthold on
the western bank were anaihilated.
The Bavarian crown prince, who was
reported TO be on the firing line. there
is said to have been wounded.
The following account is given of a
ruse which Germans worked upon a
Belgian regiment in the fighting
along the User.
"a Belgian regiment held a good
position along the eminence with a
farm to their right. Some of the
men were firing at the farmhouse
when the doors suddenly opened and
three officers in Belgian uniform
emerged and shouted the order cease
firing" a detachment Of Belgians
started toward the farmhouse but be-
fore they reached it they were swept
away by machine guns.
The Belgians were forced from
their position into trenches half filled
with water. One soldier told of the
experiences thus:
Lie in Water Six Hours.
1--WE were compelled to lie in the
water for six hours The German
machine guns shot us out of crevices
in raised bank only a few yards
away across the stream. The Ger
mans then got into our cross trenches
and fired down our lines. We had TO
run back l was too sleepy to run.
must have fallen asleep. / remem-
Der some one kicking me and l start
ed TO get up but when | was on my
knees the man next to me was shot
through the head and he toppled over
upon me, knocking me to the bottom
of the trench. / got up again. A
she'll fell near by, and three men who
were running with me disappeared. I
found myself running with others
with fixed bayOnets against the Ger
mans who had occupied our own
, trenches. There could not have
J been more than 200 of us out of 600
originally. The Germans did not
wait but scrambled up the bank across
the river. We crOuched in a big
trench in muddy water. 1t was dark
and we could hear Germans talking
among themselves not six feet away.
We did not know their numbers and
feared 10 attack them"