South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
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departments Of the Disc. Pas de
Calais Somme and Aisne). The Ger
man outpOsts have advanced slightly
southwark. but are being held back
by the British troops and by the
French left wing. Raids Of Uhlans
seem to have stopped.
Along the main battle line il ap-
pears that the Germans have tempo
rarily spent their force and on the
Meuse the French are holding their
own.
German Loss Is Heavy.
"By sending large masses OF in
fantry against the French artillery
fire the Germans sacrificed an enor-
nous number Of lives. They are
bringing up fresh men TO fiji the gaps
and also replenishing their ammuni-
ton.
M. MiIlerand is satisfied that the
greater upon the German troops than
upon the French, though we have
lost heavily"
Refugees Rush From City.
The rush from Paris to escape the
ordeal of the siege that is feared, con-
tinued today. Every train that de-
parted from the Quai d'Orsay and
Des Invalides station was damned but
the refugees that poured into the
main city from districts where houses
have been RACED to permit the full
sweep Of the forts guns number as
many as those that were departing.
From the valley Of the Disc the refu
gees poured in today Every kind of
conveyance was utilized by them to
escape to the capital where they ex-
pected to find safety. All were exam
ined on their arrival to determine
that there were no spies among them.
so great that troops had TO be sent
there to aid the police in their work.
The refugees reported that all the
cities OF north Disc and Oise-et-Seine
were being depopulated. Some OF
those who came from Crepy-en-V alois
declared that French and German
troops had been fighting at Cam
peigne. Among them was a wounded
sergeant who declared that he had
seen French artillery destroy an en-
tire division Of German infantry.
Airships Wreak Havoc.
Investigation today showed that
the damage done by the bombs that
were dropped by a German aerOplane
late yesterday was more serious than
that caused by those dropped on Sun
day and Monday. The fact that three
German airships have been able to fly
over Paris without being totally de-
stroyed by the French guns invented
TO prevent raids of that kind has
caused the greatest surprise, but it
is explained by Gen. Gallieni with
the statement that the aercplanes are
travelling too swiftly to be struck.
It was reported today that the
monoplane that appeared yesterday
was struck by bullets later and fell
northeast OF Paris. There are rumors
that several persons were killed by
one Of the bombs dropped yesterday,
but soldiers have formed a Gordon
around the district in which it fell
and no one was allowed to approach.
One house was set on fire. but the
flames were quickly extinguished.
Hold Private Motor Cars.
These raids may be expected from
time to time" said Gen. Gallieni, but
there is no danger Of the city being
destroyed or great damage being done.
The airships will have to come singly
to escape our fire and they have to
move so rapidly that they cannot take
good aim"
Gen. Gallieni ordered today that
no private motor cars should be al
lowed to leave the capital. Those still
in the city will be confscated and
used for rapid conveyance of troops
TO points that may be threatened.
Temporary railroad tracks connecting
the different forts are being rapidly
great assistance.
Beyond the forts along the Disc and
to the north of the city trenches are
being dug. These will form the first
line of the city's defenSes. Mines are
being laid still further on. These are
connected with the main forts and
can be fired by electricity.
Great Numbers of Wounded.
That the fighting in the north is
terrific is evidenced by the great num-
bers Of wounded arriving at different
points. Every train from the north
brings many wounded soldiers. On
Tuesday LOO wounded men were re-
ceived at military hospitals. These
were divided as follows:
At Paris. 800; at Briancon. 800; at
Orleans, 500, and at Cherbourg. 700.
One hundred and forty English ar
rived at the Care du'NOrd, or the
North railway station early this morn
ing and were acclaimed as heroes and
Saciors Of their country. French and
English. both men.and women, crowd
ed up against the lines of the military
carriages expressing their sympathies
with tears and barred heads. All Of
the wounded Britishers wore flowers
presented by the women of the Red
Cross station at Chantilly.
For the most part the wounded men
showed little emotion over the demon
stration of patriotic pity. Some lay
in the trance which precedes death,
but others were as lively and as cheer
full as a shattered arm or a wounded
leg would permit. For the moment
private Thomas Atkins was the hero
of the city.
Pay Tribute to Germans.
Although the wounded soldiers had
been cautioned TO give no information
which might be Of value there were
no injunctions against recltals Of per-
sonal experiences and some of these
outshone any war adventures of fic-
ton. They paid tribute TO the bravery
of the Germans, but declared that the
German officers were making
slaughter pen of northeastern France
by pushing their men into veritable
death traps.
A remarkable feature noted by the
army surgeons is the number Of
wounds inflicted on the arms and legs
Of the victims The German soldiers
shoot low so that every bullet will
tell.
The wounds OF most Of the men
were small and clean drilled, for the
Germans use a small bullet which has
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