The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-10-16

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John French's headquarters on the
British operations IN France. The
text follows.
The enemy is still maintaining him.
self along the whole front aud ia order
10 do SO is throwing into the fight de-
tachments composed OF units from the
different formations. the active army,
reserve. and landwehr. as is shown by
the uniforms OF the prisoners recently
captured.
our progress. although slow on ac-
count OF the strength OF the defensive
position against which we are pressing.
has in certain directions been continu-
Gus, but the present battle may well
last for some days more before a de-
cislon Is reached, since il now Up
proximates nearly to siege warfare
The Germans are making use OF
soarchllghts. This fact coupled with
Their great strength in heavy artillery.
leacs TO the supYosition that they are
employing material which may have
been collected for The siege OF Paris
Confident OF tic Result.
The nature o. the general situation
after the operations OF The eighteenth.
nineteenth and twentieth, cannot be
better summarized than as expressed
recently in a neighboring French com
mander 20 his corps. Having repulsed
repeated and violent counter attacks
made by the enemy. We have a feeling
that we have been victorious
So far as the British are concerned,
the course OF events during these three
days can be described in few words.
During Friday. eighteenth. artillery
fire was kept up Internationally by both
sides during daylight AZ night the
Germans counterattacised certain por
tions OF our line, supporting the ad.
vance OF their infantry as always by
heavy bombardmert Hut the strokes
were not delivered with great vigor
and ceased about a. m. During the
days fighting an aircraft gun OF the
Third army corps succeeded in bring
Ing down a German aeroplane.
News was received also that body
OF French cavalry had demolished part
OF the railway to the north cutting. at
least temporarily. one line OF communi-
cation which is of particular import.
snce 70 the enemy
German Attack Stopped.
"On Saturday. The nineteenth the
bombardment was resumed by the Ger.
mans al an early hour and continued
intermittently under reply from our
guns. Some OF their infantry advanced
from cover, apparently with the inten.
tion OF attacking bat on coming under
fire they retired Otherwise the day
was uneventful. except for the activity
OF the artillery which is matter OF
normal routine rather than an event
Another hostile aeroplane was
brought down by rs. and one OF our
aviators succeeded in dropping several
bombs over the German line. one in
cendiary bomb falling with consider
able effect on q transport park near
la Fere
"A buried store OF the enemys
ammunitions of war also was found not
far from the Aisne. ten wagon loads
VI AAft AAAA wv MhAVAAN VI 'ttblt
being dug up. Traces we're discovered
OF large quantities of stores having
been burned-all tending to show that
as far back as the Aisne tho German |
retirement was hurried
There was strong wind during |
the day. accompanied by a driving |
rain. This initiated against the aerial |
reconnaissance
Several German Attacks Fail.
ION Sunday. the twentieth. nothing /
OF importance occurred until the after
noon, when there was break in the 1
clouds and an interval OF feeble sun
shine. which was hardly powerful /
enough to warm the soaking troops. |
The Germans took advantage OF this /
brief spell OF fine weather to make /
several attacks against different points.
These were all repulsed with loss to /
the enemy. but the casualties incurred
by us were by no means light
In one section OF our firing line the
occupants OF the trenches were under
the impression that they heard a mill
tary band in the cnemys line Just be-
fore the attack developed. II is now
known that the German infantry
started their advance with bands play
ing.
The offensive against one or two
points was renewed at dusk. witt no
greater success The brunt OF the re-
sistance naturally has fallen on the In
fantry In spite Of the fact that they
have been drenched TO the skin for
some days and their trenches have
been deep in mud water. and in spite
Of the incessant night alarms and the
almost continuous bombardment to
which they have been subjected. they
have on every occasion been ready for
the enemy's infantry when the latter
attempted 10 assault. and they have
beaten them bach with great loss, In
deed the sight OF troops coming up has
been n positive relief after long, trying
hours OF inaction under she'll fire
German Cannon Fire Fails.
The object Of the great proportion
NJ artillery tho Germans employ is |