The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-11
Mad Tumult of Death in Man-tO-
Man Battle.
Writer Gives Graphic Picture Of 5ayo-
net charse-oermans, Scots and
Britons Fall Side by Side In
Bloody Charge.

In the North OF France.--The initial
effort Of the massed German strength
to tear their way through the allies
lines at Ypres and thus drive In the
opening wedge by which their sweep
OF the French coast was to be made
possible was broken by n OF the
most superb and self-sacrificing dis
plays OF heroism ever attempted by a
body of soldiers.
The attack opened with a terrific
cannonade against the British posi-
lions. Shells tore in, s%hrieking and
bursting In a mad tumult OF death
soaring the British trenches. blasting
through bomb-proofs and making an
inferno OF the allies position.
Under cover OF the furious artillery
fire the German columns started to
advance at the double. Rank upon
rank. regiment upon regiment they
loomed through the smoke held low
as a screen by the dense fog that pre-
vailed. The word passed along the
| British trenches that this was the SUI
preme effort Of the German advance
While the first line was setting It.
self firm to withstand the shock OF
the fierce impact they knew was com
ing, a great wave Of Britons boiled
l IN and over the edge OF the British
| bitches. They rolled pell nell down
the approach 10 the trenches and when
they scrambled 20 their feet there
were two regiments of them one
| Scottish and a regiment of the guards.
They formed quickly, with bayonets
fixed. and went down into the center OF
the gray line OF advancing Germans
yelling a battle cry that was blood
stirring. They charged like demons.
The artillery OF the allies opened
nre behind them TO give them cover
but soca they had advanced past the
range OF safety at which the French
gunners might fire without hitting the
charging line Of BrItons.
The Germans came on at a steady
tread. in numbers that II seemed must
engulf the two lines charging dowr
upon them.
Then came the clash. II vas cold
steel from the moment they struck
Thrusting. recoiling, parrying' coun
tering and thrustlag again, the Scots
and the guards fought their men hand
to-hand, giving back before the stead!
press OF Teutons, but fighting all th'
way.
They fell side by side, the Germans
tbe Scots and the gallant Britons
those behind trampling them, but stil
they rose and fought again until III
dressed" German line resembled
mob Confusion spread through IN
German ranks. Panic seemed 70 hav
seized them, and they "milled," losin
all sense OF direction, knowing onl
that a horde OF demons had bee
turned loose IN their midst and ha
made Il a man-to-man light.
The German charge was broken, fc
no front could extricate itself froi
such a turmoil In the face OF n
trenches. and the Germans were force
10 retire 10 reform,
regiments.
, Reserves we're brought up 20 MI u
, gan where the brave Scots and n
Q gallant Britons had gone out to the
mission OF death. and the line asa.
was in a position TO mold.
In scattered twos and threes-sha
esred twoh and threes-the Guar
J. and the scots FOUND their lines. b
lt the two regiments we're done II The
D. had broken the German advance th'
y had given their lives 10 do II. Not
small company vas left OF the ~