The Glenwood post., 1914-11-14
Bravery Of the German Soldiers
evokes Warm Praise.
GH0iIsh etaH ofhesr, In His 0ssedp-
tleN of the osspseats Fighting In
Northern France and Belgium,
Pays Tribute to Fee.

their national song ~ they marched
to certain death in the deadly fighting
on the FrancoBelgisn frontier. High
tribute il paid to the heroism of the
Teutonic invaders by an eyewitness
on the STAFF Of Field Marshal Gen.
Sir John French, in an account of
the operations of the British expedi-
tionary force in northern France and
western Belgium, issued by the press
bureau.
1t gives a graphic account of the
struggle in that region.
Beginning at the point where the
British troops were being transferred
from the region of the Aisne to the
north to combat the onrush Of a fresh
German army. the report says:
Despite the difficulties the whole
strategic operations Of transferring
large numbers of troops from the
Aisne was carried out without loss.
After the fall Of Antwerp there was
q gradual increase in the strength of
the opposition met by us. The re-
sistance of these detachments grew
more determined until October 20.
when. with the arrival opposite US of
large portion of new formations and
a considerable number of heavy guns,
the enemy was enabled to assume the
offensive against practically the whole
of our line"
This was the real beginning Of the
Germans drive toward the coast. For
the report continues:
simultaneously they tthe Germans)
attacked the Belgians. who were ly.
ing between US and the coast From
that date up to October 25 the opera
tions assumed a fresh complexion"
That the losses were tremendous in
the hard fighting which ensued is
shown by the account.
Then followed a tribute to German
valor.
"A f1ercely contested action took
place near Lagheir. which village wat
captured in the morning by the enemy
and then retaken by US. The German
casualties here were very heavy. They
came on with the greatest bravery ir
swarms, only to be swept away BY
our fire. One battalion of the One
Hundred and Fourth regiment was
practically wiped out
On our left our troops advanced
against the Germans Twenty-sixth re
serve corps near Passchendaele and
were met by determined counter
offensive. However, the enemy was
again driven back, leaving many dead
and wounded upon the field.
"On the 22nd of October there was
a renewal Of the German pressure
against us, but We succeeded in hold
ing our ground in nearly every quar-.
ter. In the evening the Germans ad.
vanced against our center and were
again hurled back, although they
gained some of our trenches. driving
the defenders out
''The 23rd was bad day for the
Germans. They retreated and our
guns did great execution. They aft.
erward made five desperate assaults
against our trenches, advancing in Q
mass and singing az they came. The
attacks were all repulsed, our troops
waiting until the enemy was within
range of their rifles before opening
nre. The rife and Maxim gun IRE
caused terrible havoc in the solid
masses of the enemy.
"On the night Of the 23rd, - well
a. on the night Of the 22nd, the Ger
man losses were extremely heavy.
Much Of the slaughter was due to
the pointblank magazine ire Of our
men, while the field guns and howits.
ers, working In perfect combinatioa,
did their share when the enemy b.
gan to fall hack.
-On the 23rd We captured more
than six hundred prisoaers and so1AA
1,Soe dead sAl weunleA Tho troops
s91ered ssversly. especially tAo TwsAr
ty-<htrd eo9Ds, oae q tAo noW 0eR
0AA foG0A13oos"
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