The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-29
CLEVER RUsE OF FRENCH
TO take GERMAN LINES
Batteries, Invisible From the Front,
Catch Reserves Oh Advance 1000
Yards Behind Works.
'suIitD oFsSEN BROUGHT DOWN
Isfantry H,en Charges and Wins
Way Through Fire From Trenches,
Which Are Taken With Bayonct.
Armies Close Together.

PARIS. October a7.-This is how Il
portion of the German lines northeast
OF fpres was taken yesterday. accord
ing to officers who have arrived In
Paris from the battle line. series OF
light four-gun, three-inch field bat
teries, each invisible from the front,
were disposed behind the natural cover
OF fluctuations In tn. fields. bits OF
wood. ruined farhouscs or dry ra-
vines.
The guns, working to their full, ca
pacity of four shells to the minute,
sprayed bursting proiectiies over tho
German trenches in n wide bclt before
over and just behind the carefully dug
and roofcd field works that is the usual
thing with the adversarics. Tho tinr-
man infantry. az long as they kept in
side the covered trenches were secure
except from the chance o: shells fall
ing directly through the narrow space
left for rife and machine fire.
The French infantry, from tho rear
OF their own line of trenches. get up
rs It for the usual run for the Ger
man lines. The French guns, at q
moment agreed upon, ceased their ire,
and the Germans. supposng tho usual
charging rush was coming, ordered up
their reserve infantry. who were held
outside of the shell zone. 20 support
the slender lines In their trenches.
The French infantry. although firing
heavily, did not charge. The French
artillery changed their. range. and at
a signal by telephone from tho French
trenches cauyh; the German reserves
coming on the run 1000 yards behind
their works with q shattering she'll fire,
which broke formations and seemed to
bring down third of the men In the
Wa II, ~, u
through the section OF bursting shells
TRENCHES TAKEN
WITH THE BAYOSET
and won their way through the fire
from the German trenches. which they
took with the bayonat.
The pushing of the Germans out of
France opposite Nancy yesterday, and
the establishing Of French positions
inside the German frontier is regarded
as an important achievement Mt this
juncture. proving that the allies are
capable of carrying the war into the
enemy's country. while holding the in
rading army in check III the north
The blue devils" as The Germans
call tho French light infantry operat-
ing in the Vosgea. again Justified the
terror III which they are held by the
enemy. They led the final rush which
forced the last Of the Germans out of
French Lorraine. These troops hest
tate at no sacrifice to gain an end.
The second battalion, emulating the
first battalion. which took the first
flag from the Germans. held the want
age sround gained despite great losses.
This seems to end, for the time he
ing, the long effort against the un-
fortified town OF Nancy. the defense of
which has proved a great surprise to
the Germans. In the absence of
strong forts. they found before them
what is more effective in this war
field works. All through the foothills
of the Nosses every thicket belched
fire, every knoll was little fortress
every gluch a death trap. and tho Ger
mans left there the flower OF the I'm
perial Guard
Further west on the great front the
Germans treated the French to new
kind OF surprise. While an artillery
duel gave the infantry respite, they
drove toward the allies lines horses
around the neclts OF which hung
placards announcing tho defeat of tho
Russians.
'rhc trenches arc 80 close on this
part OF the front that orders may be
heard across the Intervening space, md
the soldiers relieve the tedium of their
long watches by exchanging uuiDs