Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25


corts as the army In advance had been
long enough In position and It's rail
road base was SO near that supplying
II involved none OF the slecpless nights
and days and almost superhuman ex-
ertions falling TO the LOT of the train
In the flying march OF the German
armies toward Paris.
Devastation Evcrywher.
A few miles beyond Gore tho
French frontier was passed and from
this point on the countryside with its
deserted farms. rolling shock OF wheat
rnd uncut fields OF grain, trampl l
down By infantry ana Scared with
trenches excavations for batteries and
pits caused by exploding shells. show
ed wars devastating heel prints
! Main army headquarters, the resi-
dence and working quarters of a com
mandlng general, whose name may
not be mentioned, were In Chateau
Chamblcy, a fine French country
house. In the Chateau the command
ing general made far as comfortable
az in his own home. Telegraph wires
led to il from various directions, a
small headquarters guard lounged oil
the grass under the trees, dozen au-
tomobiles and motorcycles wete at
hand and grooms were leading about
the chargers Of the general and his
staff. At st. Benoit, five miles fur
ther on, a subordinate headquarters
was encountered. again in "a chateau
belonging to rich French resident.
Tents Are Discarded.
The continental soldier leaves tents
to the American army and quarters
himself whenever possible comfort
ably in houses. wasting no energy IN
transporting and setting up tentec
cities for officers and soldiers. No
matter how fast or how far a Germah
army moves q completely equipped
telegraph office IL ready for the army
commander five minutes after head
ouarters have been established.
At st. Benoit party of some 800
French prisoners was encountered
waiting outside headquarters. They
were all fine. young fellows. IN strik-
ing contrast TO the elderly reservist
type which predomlnates In the Ger
man prison camps. They were evil
IDENTITY elite troops of the line and
were treated almost with Difference
by their guards, "a detachment OF
bearded landwehr men from south
Germany. They were the survivors OF
the garrison of the Roman camp fort
who had put up such desperate ana
spirited defense AS to win the whole
hearted admiration and respect of the
German officers and men.
Modern Forts Smashed.
Their armored turrets and cement
ed bastions, although constructed after
the best rules OF Notifications of a
few years ago, had been battered
about their ears in an Unexpectedly
short time by German and Austrian
siege artillery-their guns had been
sllenced and trenches were pushed up
by an overwhelming force of pioneers
and infantry to within five yards OF
their works before they retreated
from the advanced entertainments 10
the classmates of the fort. Here they
maintained a stout resistance ana re-
fused every summons TO surrender.
Hand grenades were brought up.
bound TO a backing of boards and ex-
tploded against the openings into the
Classmates, filling these with showers
Of steel splinters Pioneers, creep
ing up to the dead angle of the case
mates, where the fire of the defenders
could not reach them, directed smoke
tubes and stinkpots against apertures
| in the citadel, filling the rooms win
suffocating smoke and gases.
Have you had enough" they were
asked after the first smoke treatment.
+ NO" was the defiant answer
1 Honored by Enemies.
The treatment was repeated Sec
ond and third time, the response To
the demand for surrender each time
growing weaker until finally the de-
tenders were no longer able to raise
their rifles and the fort was taken
When the survivors of the plucky gar
lrison we're able to march out revived
by the fresh air, they found Their tate
opponents presenting arms peiore
them in recognition of their gallant
stand.
They were granted the most honor
iable terms Of surrender. their OIL
icers were allowed to retain their
iswords and on their march toward an
honorable captivity they were every
where greeted with expressions of re-
spect and admiration.
/ The "GOulasll Cannon
Headauarter guards here were COM
Iposed of company of infantry. me
eompany's field kitchen, the soup
boiler and oven on wheels which the
German army copied from the Rus-
slams and which the soldiers faeeuors-
ny and affectionately called their
"gouash cannon had that day, ths
captain stated, fed $40 men, soldlers
of his own and passing companies,
headquarter attaches. wounded ana
the detachment of French prisoners.
+ Experienced officers still rank the
field kitchen with the sturdy legs oi
1.-THE infantry. the German heavy ar
itillery and the aviation corps, as -FOUR
OF the most important factors in the
showing made by the German armies.
strong Entertainments.
beyond 81. BenOlt anu loiidihe q
range of wooded hills running norm
and south along the east bank OF the
Meuse, rises in steeply terraced Slopes
several hundred feet from the from
tier plain, interposins a natural ram
part between Germany and the French
lime of fortresses beyond the Meuse.
The French had fortified these slopes
with successive rows of trenches, per-
hitting line above line of infantry TO
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