Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-01
BATTLE AT FRONT
IS SHARPSHOOTING
British Observer Notes Fighting is
Tanning Down from Artillery
TO Shipping.
AEROPLANEs ARE ACTIVE
English Bfrdmen Drop Hundred ana
Twenty Bombs--AlI Attacks Are
smal ones and sec-saw
hack and Forth.

LONDON. Nov. so--DetaIls Of the opor-
ations Of the British troops at the front
from November 2 10 Is are given in a
report issued today under date OF No
vcnbef ss from a military observer at
tached 10 the British headduArterA The
report In part 10 a. follows;
Since the enemy desisted from his at
tacks 10 force, the fighting has been re-
solved into a competition IN shipping and
small affairs on the outposts all along
the line. where positions are contested
with rifies hand grenades. bombs, NOR
tars and mines Our aeroplanes have
been especially active in the last two
days. having dropped I'D bombs"
The account refers to several instances
in which German attacks were repulscd.
particularly on November q, 70 the south
OF the river Lys. There. II is said. the
ourkhas aid considerable execution at
close quarters. They even penetrated
some OF the German trenches. where they
welded their peculiar curved swords
with great effect
Germans show DfsciDline.
The report again refers TO efficacy Of
German discipline. II says that the
British soldiers could hear the command.
'evorwnerts," coming from the woods. II
was Immediately followed by the rush OF
Germans. Once. twice and thrice this
was done. Zach time the Germans veis
moved down Then the order was given
again This time, however, there were
loud exclamatlons OF "Nein. nein." and
no advance was made.
The repulse OF the famous Prusssan
guard Il again dwelt upon.
AFTER the enemy had broken through
our front line the situation became most
serious" the report continues. for there
were only two field companies Of the
Royal engineers available as a reserve
in this quarter Of the field. On the risht
front of the German attack firms
through open spaces in the woods were
heavy batteries and field batteries. which
dealt havoc among the attackers. both
before and after they reached our line.
But the Germans continued to come on
almost up 10 our guns, Some bodies
were picked up only seventy yards from
thu guns.
Fornn LinA of Guaners.
'RealiEing that all might be lost un-
less q firing line Of some kind could be
established. battery officers managed to
form line Of gunners. regimental
cooks and details Of various descriptions.
These men stood firm ana kept up a
steady rigle fire They checked the assault
at the most critical moment, thus en-
abIing other troops TO come up to repel
II more completely"
Other Incidents taken up IN the report
are the movement OF British cavalry by
motor cars fhtfa adding ma mara nov
city TO the roles which the cavalry has
played during she war: the blowing up Of
a farmho,he containing German snipers;
the heating Of trenches with branisrs and
stoves, and the transport service. whose
work in supplying food lie commended.
No little part OF our success says
the report In this connection. rs due 10
the ample quantity and excellent quality
OF the food.
IN Is probably not saying too much 70
assert that no other soldiers In the
field had ever been so well fed