El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-23
ARMIES BURR0N
To ATTACK FOE
Dig Their Way Forward,
Then Shoot; Fighting in
Forest From Treetops.

Berlin. Germany CBy way Of The
Hague and London). Oct. 23.-The sit
uation TO the eastward on the fortress
line Of Verdun. TouI and Belfort has
changed little since the end OF Sep
TENDER. while the German armies on
the north are pushing slowly forward
against the strongest opposition in the
region between Lille and the English
channel
a report received directly from that
region by the Associated Press shows
that the German armies between Yer
Cun and IOul still retain a fOothOld on
the west bank q the Meuse, before st.
AllnleL despite the repeated French ef-
forts to eject them. The Germans ap-
parenuy are content 10 hold these pO-
slUons pending the Inauguration Of an
artillery attack against Nerdun.
The captured barrier fort OF Camp
ROMANS, nov a part Of the German
line, and German bridge across the
Meuse, protected by formidable works
at the bridge head. offers a thorough
rare Tor starting German Weuse
against the center Of the French line
( whenever a resumption OF this mass
play is deemed advisable.
South of TouL particularly IN the
! NosSes mountain region, comparative
quiet prevails and no major operations
appear to be in progress
Armies Are Almost Underground.
Between NerdUn and Toul both sides
dug themselves in most thoroughly.
2 The French and German trenches are
marvels Of ingenuity and the advanced
posts are snugly ensconced in these
shelter pits Even the commanding
general, far IN the rear. has a bomb
proof retreat besides his headquarters,
! in which he takes shelter q the enc
] my's heavy artillery chooses to drop
shell or two in his vicinity.
The machine gun Is so effective In
nf- s~sF1 Iva b. N1asa
almost as elaborate sapping and dig
ging as did the old style attack on
1 fOrtresses. The attacking force pushes
forward a successive line OF trenches
/ yards OF the enemy Mining and coun-
| termining are used in the struggle for
/ the trenches
Artillery Masked by Houses.
Aeroplane scouting IS so effective
I that batteries must be completely
masked by branches or even placed in
] regular sod houses TO escape detection.
! 1t is regrettable that military require
ments forbid description or some OF
] the ingenious methods OF cOnceaLneul.
/ Aeroplanes in turn have been driven
J to high regions Of the air by artillery
! fire. particularly from antlballoon guns
/ They now scout at height Of 1900 teet
instead Of $500 feet as they did Garner
! In the war.
I The heavy artillery is located well to
! the rear. but occasionally receives the
{ enemys compliments IN the shape OF
! shower Of shrapnel from an audacious
] field battery which creeps up within
range or from heavy shells rom long
range. high angle guns Much or the
heavy artillery practice occurs at night
! 10 avoid aeroplane detection. such guns
I which are operated exclusively in IN
I direct firing. never see the target ana
are naturally quiet as accurately aimed
! in the darkness as in daylight
Fight From TrectOps.
: Of
! on the eastern front are heavily wood
{ ed. as in the ArgOnne forest west OF
I Verdun The struggles in the wood
! Of Arremont. southeast OF St Alhlel'
I have been quite as desperate and san san
I culinary as in the Argonne forest me
/ fighting in these French forests IS not
! only on the surface, but is also &erlaI
/ and underground Riflemen ana tnS
] machine guns operate by preferences
] from the treetOps The ground az the
4 surface is described as one continuous
I maze Of wire entanglements and traps,
{ and an advance is so difficult there Inal
4 the soldiers burroW forward from t9e
| trenches and endeavor to blow up their
] opponents