Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02


British soldier h = difaeult person 70
impress or depress. even BY immense
shells Allied with = high explosive,
which detonate with terrific violence
and form craters large enough 10 act
as graves for ave horses.
Secgs e German shells.
'aThe German howitner shells are
from eight 20 nine inches In calibeF.
and ON impact they send up columns
OF greasy black smoke. ON account
OF this they are irreverently dubbed
coal boxes black MariAa' or Jack
Johnsons' by the soldiers,
Men who take things u this spirit
are. Il seems. likely to throw out the
calculations based on loss Of morale
so carefully framed BY the German
military philosophers.
"a considerable amount OF iuforma-
ton has been cleaned from prisoners.
II has bean gathered that our bonn. |
bardment on the fifteenth produced a
great impression. The opinion also IL
reported that our infantry makes Ruch |
good use OF the ground that the Ger
man companies are decimAted b. our
rifle lra before the soldier can be
seen.
From an ofielai diary captured BY
the First army corps Il appears that
one OF the German corps contains an
extraordinary mixture Of units. II the
| composition of the other corps IL sim.
liar II may be assumed that the pres.
/ emit efficiency OF the enemy'B forces In
/ in no way comparable with what Il
i 49,
Germans Lose Many ofdeera.
sThe losses Ia officers are noted a.
having been especially severe A bFi.
aade ia stated to be commanded BY n
major; some companies Of foot guards
BY onayear volunteers. while after the
battle Of Montmirail one regiment lost
any ave ont OF sixty officers.
"Ths prisoners recently captured ap-
pfociRts the fact that the march ON
Paris has failed. and that their forces
ara retreating. but state that che OBJ
ject OF this movement IL explained
by the officers as being 10 withdraw
into closer touch with the supports
which have stayed too far in the rear.
"The officers are alao endeayoring
TO encourage the troops BY telling
them that they will be at home by
Christmas. A large number OF the
men believe that they are beaten.
Among the items OF news are the
following: Recently a pilot and OBJ
, server OF the Royal Flying corps weFe
forced BY q breakage In their aero
I plane TO descend In the enemy'a lines
The pilot managed to pancake his ma
! chine down TO earth and tho two o.
r capped into some thick underground II
/ the woods.
J. "The enemy came up and seiaed and
\ sruanhed the machine, but did no
r search for our men with much zeal
The latter lay aid till dark and thel
: found their way TO the Aisne, across
1 watch they swan. reaching camp Il
8 safety but bareGooted.
9 Numerous floating bridges have b!
q now been thrown across the Aiane ani
Z some Of the permanent bridges hay'
L been repaired under ere. On tn
n twantiath Lieutenant name deleted
OF ThIrd signal corps. Royal Engineers
4 was unfortunately drowned while q
q tempting 10 swim ACROSS the rive
Il with q cable in order TO open up fresl
telegraph communication on the nortf
TsIsphOno Aid 20 spies.
z Espionage is still carried on b. III
r enemy 70 4 considerable extent. n
ls Gently the suspicious of some of "a
4. French troops wers aroused by con
il ing across a farm from which IN
:. horses had been removed. After aoln
In search they discovered a telsphon
% which was connected By an unds
/
to and the owner Of tbs farm paid "a
"a penalty In the usual way Ia war 4
his treachery.
10 After some cases of village fgh
or ing. which occurred earlier IN the wa
IL Il was reported BY some Of our Of
- GERS that the Germans had attempts
w to approach 70 el0ss quarters by for
~ ing prisoners 10 march Ia front
". them. The Germans have recently =
peated the same trick on a lar9'
70 scale against this French. a. II show
no by the copy Of an order issued ~ 4
re- French oliciala. II il therein refeFr'
IN. 20 as q ruas. but II that term can
ey accepted IL 10 q distinctly Illegal rus
or chargso Tricks e Germans.
We -DuTinG . recent night attack u
llG OEuCE ENAAHs AA# 0stAMAAA1 0tVFg = =
he umn Of French prisoners in front
70 them. This action IL to be brought
ey the notice Of ali oar troops. III
Tor order 10 put them on their gaa
ter against such a 6mStaHdlY rass, Ga
we order that every soldier may knG
In. how the Germans treat thslr pFfsS
las ern Our troops must not forget u
ma II they ALLOW themselves TO be tax
prisoners the Germans viii not 4
70 expose them 70 French bullets
Ion Further evidence has now been c
Is Iected 81 the misuse % the white 4
cir and other signs Of surrender.
red During recent lighting. also, q
lgh man ambulance wagons advanced
EEK order 10 collect the wounded. An
re- der TO cease Are vas consequently 6
ley en- 10 our guna. which weFe nfinR
zen / this particular section Of ground.
20 German battery commanders Il OF
took advantage Of the lufi in the
ap- ton 20 climb up their observation
dls- deTs and on 10 . haysssek - Toe
pro our guns. which soon aftsrsai
de. came under . far more accurate
kae thau any 10 which they haE been !