New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
Second Attempt TO Reach
French Coast Costly
TO Germans.
ARMENTlERES REGION
Uttered WITH DEAD
Shippers Prevent Red Cross OF
Allies from Aiding Wounded
Brought Down from Trees.
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Northern France name Of town
censored). Nov. Every attempt OF
the Germans Go reach Calais seems TO
be foredoomed 60 failure. After the
desperate lighting around Armentieres
and Arras. where the enemy employed
their new heavyweight mortars, the
German losses were so severe that
their offensive for three days was
brought 20 O. dead stop, Whole divi-
sions have been decimated. Out Of a
certain German regiment which went
into the fight up 60 It's full strength
but forty men and a corporal sur
%iVed 40 the close OF the second day
engagements The mortality amongst
officers Of the German line regiments
has been exceptionally severe
The country around Armentleres,
whence the Kaiser hoped he would DIS
cover a new route 20 Calais on his sec
ond attempt, is full OF unburied Ger
man dead. The enemy has drawn OF,
leaving his fallen and wounded TO the
mercy Of the Allies. The various Red
Gross corps sought 20 bring aid TO
those living stricken on the held. but
NH
feat. fired upon those engaged in the
mission Of burying the dead and res
cuinc the wounded Snipers, perched
I'M the trees which line the canal bank
Al certain points. subjected stretcher
bearers 20 persistent ire. several IN
Guiding four OF the Indian contingent,
were wounded while searching Tor
British and German fallen.
Ultimately an Red Cross doctors and
assistants had been recalled behind the
line and the British commander OF
certain section OF the ontrenched area
determined. II possible, 20 teach the
SINNER. lesson. He took with him
several hundred infantry and two ma
chine gun sections. Moving out direct
10 his front. he was speedily subjected
20 an irregular rife fire by the hlddeh
,oarksueu. which was more CALLING
than deadly. The officer in question
euspectcd the tree tons might be worth
prospcctinc. He treated them 10 vol
lev. and the result more than eNceedeu
his c1poctations. Twenty Germans
rvore brought down dead or wounded,
and ever since there has been an END
20 trcctop snIping.
In front Of the British lines the Ger
mans attack has been completely shat
tered. and it IS difficult 10 see how
thev. with SUCH attenuated ranks ana
depleted ammunition supplies, can
venture afresh upon the offensive.
The Germans. too, IN the region
around Armentieres and Arras appeal
10 be greatly hampered owing TO the
absence OF supplies. Something within
the last week went wrong with their
TRANSPORTS. and after the recent heavy
Sighting British detachments. capturing
isolated bands OF Germans, found they
we're subsist.ng ON raw horse fesn.
The condition Of these wretched sol
diers was pitiahle in the extreme. They
howed marked eacerness 10 surren-
IL, and pleaded for something 20 eat.
Therc is now lull in the lighting
which has been welcomed by the Allies
no less than by the Germans. The
latter. according 90 the latest reliable
reports from their sphere of opera
tions. are pushing up additional rein
forcements from two points which are
linked Up by rail TO two of their I'm
portant bases. Three fresh mortars OF
The kind which came into action the
other day, nicknamod Barking Billy,
are stated TO be laboriously making
their way to the front over almost I'M
nassable roads