Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-23
Why Germans Failed.
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lCeIdlleQ account OF now Cne herman
attempt to outflank the allies left
on the Belgian frontier was foiled.
A violent action was fought at Po-
peringhein, in the course of which the
allies inflicted heavy losses ON the
German cavalry, which was cut up,
sabred and routed. Their horses,
which had been worn out by forced
marches, were unable to stand. They
were charged again and again by al
lied cavalry.
In one instance not a single man
cut of detachment of 100 horses
escaped. German infantry from
Ypres moved some miles behind to
support the cavalry, but they were
met by allied infantry and artillery.
The Germans had trouble getting
their gun into position on the wet,
slippery ground. Wherever they tried
to make a stand they found that the
allies were ahead of them and were
already shelling them. One escape
was retreat in as good order as
possible along the canal to Ypres,
which soon afterward was occupied
by allied troops.
Meanwhile an equally hot engage
ment was fought little further south
with corps of the guard. The in
tantry opened fire at range of about
500 yards and the allies field guns
were bombarding them from about
two kilometers. The fight was a
stubborn one, for, although tagged
cut, the guard tried to maintain it's
reputation and resisted doggedly.
The officers gave their orders as
if on parade and the men tried to
move forward. AS one fell, another
took Lis place. Section after section
was moved down by the French
troops firing volleys. The Germans
finally broke and fell back almost in
a route. They attempted bayonet
charge as a last resort, but found
themselves up against barbed wire.
They slipped and tumbled about in
The marshy ground. The few Off
GERS. who remained fell and the sol
diers retreated in disorder, leaving at
one spot more than 500 disabled They
were saved from utter extinction only
by the mitrailleuse section, which pro-
tected their retreat towards Lille.
The German attempt to separate
the allied troops had failed and the
two armies were fighting in strong
union side by side.
The steady progress of the allied
armies since that date is only fur
ther proof that the Germans are no
longer in condition to hold their
ground and that it is only a question
of days before they are driven COM
pletely out Of French territory.
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Endorse Kettner's Record.
In it's issue of Oct. II, the San
Bernardino Sun reports the action
taken by the Railroad Mems Club of
that city, separate organization
from the Railroad Mems Kettner for
Congress Non-Partisan Club of San
Bernardino, regarding candidates for
various offices, from which report the
following paragraphs are quoted:
"After an exhaustive investigation
of the qualifications and records of
candidates for public office at the
November election, the political COM
mittee of the Railroad Club of San
Bernardino, which will have 1000
members before the election, last
night endorsed and recommended to
the main organization the names of
Samuel Pine and C. d. Van Wine for
county supervisors.
civilian Kettner, whose record at
Washington was cited to show he has
been supporter of the cause of labor,
was endorsed and recommended to the
club for reelection to Congress-"
The Sun says further: "The meet
ing was plainly non partisan as both
men are Republicans and the next
action was the endorsement of Kett-
ner, a Democrat. No attention was
Eaid to the mems party affiliations"
The Sun is Republican paper, and
although it is not supporting Kettner,
it gave prominent position to these
facts as important items of news.
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Y. M. c. A. Conference Opens.
Morriston, Oct. 23.-With the theme
for discussion, "The Quest of the
Best the annual Young Mems Chris
tan Association state boys conference
began here today and will continue
until Sunday. There are several hun
dred delegates in attendance from all
sections of the state, and some noted
speakers are scheduled to address the
conference.
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