The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-09

marked with extraordinary heroism
on both sides
The French artillery, threatened at
n time with humiliation by q Ger
man charge. killed 1000 horsemen.
On the other hand. a German regi-
ment sacrificed all but 100 of its $1,000
men later in five charges against the
French to save the remnant OF the
guards and enable 1t to retreat to
safety.
AS o as news OF the German at
tack was received. French cavalry was
sent to hold the enemy at Auberive.
Department OF Marine. to give the ar
tlllery and infantry time TO come up
from Souain, near Auberive.
Deaths Head Hussars Charge.
While the French dragons were pre-
pairing for the defense Of Auberive,
however. q brigade of Deaths Head
across vineyards and fields with the
intention of surprising the French ar
tillery on the march.
II was a critical moment. The
French dragons were two miles ahead
and the infantry two miles behind the
gunners. who were in danger Of being
sabered across their guns. The hus-
sars were only three-quarters OF a mile
away, g%alloplng furiousiy.
In two minutes the French guns
were unlimbered and lined up along
the road. The enemy then "a only
500 yards away and the command to
prepare to charge the gun was heard
by the French.
French Slaughter Horsemcn.
In the charge the Prussian cavalry
gathered speed with every yard. When
the horsemen were 200 yards away the
French gunners aimed and there was
a fash OF fire. Through the blue smoke
the a~rtillerymen saw the enemy
horses rearing and officers trying vain
ly to rally the broken lines.
A second time the battery hurled
death into the doomed brigade.
A great silence succeeded the thun
der OF hoofs and the shouting Of men
Two thousand horsemen lay as
struck by lightning. Here and there
WOuu1cu nOl &c HlluS6AIQ W oAdh
himself clear of the heaped dead.
But the a~rtillerymen did not wait t
gaze on this scene of carnage. The,
limbered up the guns and ratified OF
to aid the Dragons, who we're har
pressed and falling back along tn
l highway. The guns were a welcom
relief. This time the struggle wa
| more even.
, The German quick-f1rers returne
the shots with interest, but the Frenc
infantry arrived and deployed anon
' the vines, a bugle rams out and thei
bayonets flashed in the sun as the
= dashed forward.
Without cavalry to aid 1t the Pru
sian guard was obliged to fall back.
battalion of Zouaves glided benin
and occupied the valley OF the Sulppe
threatening to place the guard b
tween two fires.
German G~renadiers Sacrificed.
A regiment of grenadiers sacrifice
a itself to cover the retreat of the &c
n man columns on Reims. Five time
III the %grenadiers hurled themselv'
against the French. They we're r
81 pulsed every time, and after the ffi
n charge only one section was left,
n handful Of men surrounding the flag.
II Then one, two, and then ten OF Il
i g~renadiers threw down their arms.
n hundred men, mostly wounded, we
II all that were left OF a splendid rel
n ment. But their sacrifice had n
n been useless, for It enabled the &c
n man column to get under the guns
4 the forts at Berru and Noget LA
81 besse.
81 Desoiation in Belgium.
n London.-A graphic picture OF Il
desolation OF Belgium was brought
81 London by J, H. Whitehouse, memb
Of parliament from Lanarkshire. VI
n has Just returned from a tour aroul
. Antwerp to assist In relief measures.
III Having always regarded war as t
kj negation Of all that Is good" said N
. Whitehouse, Il desired to see what
ravages were in a country exposed
Iii all It's fury and what steps were pt
sible to mitigate them. l do not thil
ISL IQdl ally Ouc HciO hao ooiANON '
plight Of the civilian population of B
ri GUM today. I a attempt to give
picture Of It only by describing sol
OF my own experiences"
III Ruin Country to Step Foe.
Mr.. Whitehouse made the 1ourn
. outside Antwerp with two militia
cars, attended by Belgian officials.
describing the damage which he sa
the Belgians had to infiict upon the
selves to supplement the defenses
Ith Antwerp, ne said:
ma Hundreds of thousands Of trees h
asa been cut down, SO that at some poll
de Of our Journey we had the impressi
ISL Of passing through a wilderness
.oots. The tree trunks had been
moved. so as to afford no cover to
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