The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-07
FOR LONDON TIMES TELLS |OF BATTLE AT SENL|S AND OTHER FIGHTS French and German Artil- lery, Three Miles Apart,
 Fight Duel GERMAN BATTERY
 HAD TROUBLE IN
 FINDING FRENCH Heavy Shells Would Scream Over Heads of Gunners and Bury Them selves in Earth Far to Rear.
 Chantilly Damaged as by
 Heavy Gale

London, September 6.-(4:55 p. m.) A Times correspondent describing the fighting in the villages near Paris says that at Chantilly, Senlis and other places the Germans and the al- lies engaged in cannonading with little effect. They then tried the strength of their infantry, with slight ad- vantage to the Germans, who, how ever, were ordered to retire. These tactics were characteristic of the fighting for several days previous to September 3.
 The correspondent describes an en- gagement near Senis, on a large open plain, over which the three main roads converge Into Senlis A French battery. hidden in an orchard, aud another be- hind earthworks, engaged the German artillery, which occupied position on q side of the plain.
 Melinite Shells Used One heard the curious whistle of the French Melinite shells, says the writer. ''Then cluster of little clean white balls appeared over the ridge. to be followed a few 4senoHa stser the report. The Germans were using mostly heavy guns though there was battery some where farther along the road, whicn from time to time sheled the hidden French troops. The Germans succeeded in dsodging some of the French.
 "A couple squadrons of drasoons ap- peared suddenly out of the hollow and trotted 200 yards to the rear; they were changing their ground An infantryman who sought cover under the same hay stack as myself told me that a shell had burst in the middle of his section and put four men out of action.
 Heavy Shells Ineffective Heavy shells, on the other hand, seemed to have little effect on the French battery. It kept It's position in the orchard and maintained regular fire, while big splashes of dull gray smoke marked the shells which were try ing to find 1t and which crashed into the ground behind it's position. "The French guns fired at frequent in tervals. First would come the deep re- port of the German guns then followed the sharp sound of the French field pieces. On the roads outside forces ot French cavalry came and went. I waited for fusilade to break out in the woods to the right and left of the open country where the French appeared to be pushing forward, but 1t did not come. An attack. 1t seemed. might come towards evening, so left Senis and rode five miles back on the left of the French position t. Chantilly. to see what was happening there.
 Chantilly Deserted f"Chantilly also was deserted. There was no sign of fighting. but much talk from the few Inns still open. Presently a frightened woman shouted that Senlis was burning. I started back along the road and encountered stream of carts ladened with household goods Over the woods column of smoke was rising. A battalion of French infantry, retreating through the fields. was moving in the direction of Chantilly.
 The Germans fired about 10 shells into the town and then the bombardment ceased. I went back through the streets
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