Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-12
Germans Severely Censured
for Resoning to Teacher
Gus Methods in Use of
French Prisoners of War,
INVADERS BELIEVED
SHORT OF AMMUNITION
Order Is Found Telling Men to
Look Out Carefully for All.
Supplies and Equipment
Left in Fields,

ulfi'i1l prcis bureau issued tonight u
! descriptive account hy IN cye.WitnesH.
with Field Marshal Frencha head
quarters, experimenting the narrative
~ Yesterday OF the movements Of tho
( British force and The French armies
IN immediate touch with II. The ac-
count says IN part
'Dn the ninth OF October in spite
of tho perfection Of their urraneo.
Inents for rhngc-find and observation
there has been much waste of ammu-
milton By lhc Germans
Another example Of prodigality Of
ammunition IL the continued Smelling
Of Rheims
"on the other haud conccaimeni
~ their own guns as Of all their
troops has been most carefully prae.
ticcd by the Germans and they con |
struet alternate entertainments so
that when one position ia made too I
not another can be taken up without /
loss " time.
Red Trousers Conspicuous
Ever since the South African war
me deHltabiliiN OF rendering troupa aa
Invisible az possible has been goner- /
ally recognized IN all armies aud thiA 4
war has thrown much light on the I
matter Il appears that long ranges t
the uniform matters little, the blue |
coat aud red trousers Of the French
infantry and cavalry not being any
more conspicuous than the clothes Of
our own men or of the Germans. Hut
Wnen az medium ranges the red I
trousers OF our allies show up worry
clearly. When the infantry are lying
down, however, their caps are not so
easily seen as our own flut-topped I
forage caps.
rick or Officers.
From Interrogation Of prisoners Il
has been aacrrinined that at medium
ranges both French ana British Off
Gers are very easily distinguiahnble \
nom their men and that selected |,
inafkamcn. provided with field glass.
cs, are specially told Off from cneh
platoon Of German infantry TO pick off
the officers. n
Tho Germans certainly do employ
Nnipcrs, and some Of them have been
found on church towers. up trees and
Ia houses. one Of them. succeeded in
killing two Of our officers and wound.
Ing two more before he was accounted
FOR"
Condemns German Methods.
The following notification to his
troops by one Of the French army
commanders bears upon the German
methods Of warfare: The Germans
ave forced some prisoners of war to !
remain in their trenches. When the !
French advanced under the impress
lion that the trenches were In posses
lion Of their own vide. they were fired '
IN al close range That this has ac- ,,
ually been done is fully confirmed J
With Illuminating details as to Ger
nan methods of war IN the twentieth :
century by an entry IN the captured
icld note book v runs thus.
Hccords Brutal order.
Sixteenth September At dawn :,
heliing began We retired with pris- !.
'ncrs, Ny two prisoners worked hard i
II digging trenches At midday ! got I
M order to fetoin at village with them
was very glad, as | had been ordered IA
% shoot them as soon as the enemy -
ldNanccd Thank God that it was not ~
necessary i
'on the other hand an example IS y
IiVen OF an order which prescribus q
'nly legal and suitable precautions eN-
ept as regards the shooting of hos a
ages for solf-nrutectiun In the EN- n
my country j was issued SOME =
inc age. ,r
Another German order If M see =
ma army ~ quoted because II ~ pos
ihls significant OF thu present state of 4
'clmanN's military resources
Economical Of supplies
The minister Of war Wishes to
nprcss mon an The necessity for t,
.cafrhue the Geld uf baltic with the Il
'ieatcsi care for ail wnrlikc material u
belonging 70 our army such as neldrlf
,hsa,s, water bottles. havcraeks. ri. L
les and cartridges AN limbers and g
uppN wagons which can be used h
Inain for new formations In add 4
ion te this the units must take care y
o pick M uueXpendcd ammunition
nd empty cartridge cases T.
The tull Ia the operations of our
front, pending a general
dsauvc affords an opportunity to-
NN, 9Th Of October 1914 for giylng d
cne further description of lhei cnun- nj
~ IN which Wc are operating aud -
y the valley Of the Alsne IA
Descrihes Nisno River 4,
fho Aisnv flows right across our I
fonl following a turturpus course y
Nug the bottom ul the valley some 90
'uudipd mctcrs hcloW the edge OF
ht plateau On either bank q
thu chief places along the Brit
IA front in scissors. a town lying
M the len bank al pronounced
'uud nolthwards The villages on tho al
iNcr itself are ut considerable tae ~
icui Importance. since most 90 the u
ridges are clasc Ia them. They have III
hefefore boon the taraeis 81 the en- 81
nan artillery and some are now no IA
more than masses Of ruins
Village tomnctlS Butt. fV
In regard IL the villages one point
hieh strikes the eye Is their com
tov IN most Of them tho
uusgs arc clustered together in one
mass outl, ing houses BEING rare
hey line the reads sometimes almost al
ntrclv an one side There are also n
utiNlng ehautrauS and farms. quito a.
s0lated ID,
The other main typographical fea "a
utes OF the valley are two railways e
nd canal eneralh speaking. the ii
lopcs forming the north side Of the IA
alley are sleeper than those OF the b.
outh but In other respects the twoi Isl
des are yesy similar. Ia