The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-06

eCorresp ondence of Associated Press.1
 Rotterdam. Sept g 6by nail1- Much Of the news of the war gets into xhe German press in the form of let. ters which officers and privates at the front send to their families. Written by men who describe what they ac-s tuaIIg see and feel. some stran ge mix i lures Of sensations experienced and actually encountered Aresult--docu- ments of strong appeal and wide hu- man interest. One of these appears in the Koelnische zeitung of Sept. 18th
 From wild French forest, on the anniFersarya of St1Ie battle of Sedan lSept. 9 the best greetings During the last two days we have again been at the extreme front, after we had been given a. chance to rest up and geteno7agh to eat Our position is dangerous one. being well advaueed into the French lines, and we are oblig- ed to fight off many attacks on the part Of an enemy much superior in numbers
 esterday we fought from early morning til late in the night, oppos- ing Alpine chasseurs and negroes, whose courage it would be foolish to question The woods here are cry much broken up They are so dense that very often you do not see the en- erlly until you are within 50. even 30s paees of him, and quite frequently we. get so close to the blacks that we can look Into their eyes
 we are greatly indebted to the color of our uniform. The French are constantly at disadvantage be- cause of their red pants and blue coats. The Alpine ChasseurS are fine fellows. and in German uniforms they would make good appearnces In the French hotel porter uniform no- body looks smart The chasseurs wear sred or blue knee breaches ribbon put tees long blue cufa ways and a bues cap, Prisoners without arms make an apparance of utter negect There' are prisoners taken every day. be- cause tIle ordinary French soldier is only too readyEto throw away his arms. make hands up, and shout sPardo on.
 Tt is now one in the afternoon, and so far we have not been disturbed. The dead are buried, and now we are lying under the trees enjoying "a, spell of quiet and the peace of the forest. ' have just finished reading the news papers to my worthless and most of them are taking 2 little naP: Eyery-l ng about us is peaceful The for est is fragrant with the smell of fol- laga and pine needles, and the sky laughs in wonderful blue. It is hard to believe this is a scene which men are butehe he scene of wf1a saw yesterday. But the dull thId and thunder Of artillery in the dis lance reminds me of fhis-'s
 Two days later the letter is con tnned:
 Ne are out of our positi on. E ester day " e began another advance and attack on the enemy positions We are still in the forest and so far as F can judge from the map there are several Kilometres Of it yet, part brush part high growth
 T his is a dangerous territory for zla, because the alternating strips of high trees and new wood Inak 1t easy for our opponents to get the bssst Of US. The greatest caution is necessary and our adVance is a matter of ta King one foot Of ground after another We just advance 200 meters and then go down for cover. Bullets begin to ehirp through the air. But of the en-. eray nothing Is seen,
 When the trees are big enough fairly good cover is offered by them Directly the fire opens, the battle line 1lalfs and falls has to the ground, ev- cry man waiting and looking for a tar get There is no shooting done here
 with the German rifles except one has somebody on the sight But often there is nothing to be done but to ad- vance again, and to frfghten the fel- lows with out shurrahs- Along the lines travel stentor1an Fix Bayonetst aen comes the command March