The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-10
f|ERCEST FIGHT
IN ALL HISTORY;
ALL ARE HEROES
How the British Forces Faced
Terrific Onslaught.
GERMANS LIKE TIDAL. WAVE
No Fear, No Panic Nor Lack Of Dis
cipline Shown by British Troops
as Mighty Army of Kaiser
Drives Them From Mons.

as mighty Army OF haiSer
Drives Them From Mons.
London.-A dispatch to the Times
from Amiens gives a connected ac-
count of the fighting in northern
France. 1t says:
First, let it be said that among all
the struggling units seen in the fiotsam
and jetsam Of the tiercest fight in his
tory, / saw fear in no mans face. 1t
was not an army of hunted men, nor
in all the tales of officers. ncncommis-
stoned officers and men, did a single
story of the white feather reach me.
NO one could answer for every
man, but every British regiment and
any knowledge had done its duty, and
never has duty been more terrible.
Since Monday morning the German
advance has been one of almost in
credible rapidity. The British force
fought a terrible fight, which may be
called the action of Mons.
Hordes Push Forward.
Smashing it's way forward with the
force Of earthquake or tidal wave
wen that mighty German army. The
swiftness with which it moved was in
credible in view Of the vast number
of men in it's ranks. Infantry, artii-
lery and cavalry all pushed forward
like a phantom host, so rapid did it
make it's way. But it could not be
reckoned as a phantom host when it
came to fighting quality.
The crashing charges Of its men
were deadly. The fire OF artillery,
ranging from gigantic Krupps down
to quick-frers on automobile trucks,
was murderous.
Sunday the German attack vas
withstood to the utmost limit, and a
whole division was flung into the
fight. At the end of a long march it
had not even time to dig trenches.
The expected French supporters do
not seem to have been in touch with
the British.
Further to the right the French,
after days of gallant fighting, broke
and Namur fell. General Jofre was
forced to order a retreat along the
whole line. The Germans, fulfilling
Il of the best of all precepts in war,
never gave the ~retreating army q mo-
ment of rest. The pursuit was i'm
mediate and relentless.
Harass Retreatina Foe.
"Aeroplanes, Z~eppelins, armored
motors and cavalry were loosed like
arrows from bows and served at once
to harass the retiring columns and
keep the German staff fully informed
of the movements Of the allied forces.
The British force fell back and des-
perate fighting took place southwark
continually.
The line of retreat ran through
Bavai, between Valenciennes and
Maubeuge, then through Lequesnsy,
where desperate fighting took place.
South of that line terrible damage
was done to the regiments of the al
lies.
Il asked a British officer about the
casualties. He was guarded in
speech; but he replied:
I'm afraid, sir, that our losses
have been very heavy
This will not apply to any partic-
ular regiment, but to the entire Brit.
fish expeditionary force.
Apparently every division that
came from England has been in ac-
ton. Some lost nearly all their OFF,
GERS. The survivors remain cheerful
and keep up their spirits with the
thought that more re-enforcements are
on their way.
The advance of the Germans has
been in close formation, with no re-
gard for cover. Whether the allies
lay behind an open plain or behind q
screen of wooded and billy territory it
was all the same to the German off,
GERS. The order invariably was For
ward. charged
British Losses Great.
The British losses are great. l
have seen broken bits of many regi-
ments, but let me repeat that there
has been no failure in discipline, no
panic. 10 throwing up of the sponge.
Every ones temper is sweet and
nerves do not show.
'Of the bravery of the Germans, il
is not accessory to speak. They ad-
vanced in deep sections so slightly
extended as to be almost in close or
der, with little regard for cover. Rush
ing forward as soon as their cwn ar
tillery has opened fire behind them On
our position, our artillery moved long
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