Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-11-05
ALTfItSATE GAINS AND
LOSSES ny EACH sfDE

Paris. Sot. ) ff2:ao n. m.D--Aiter
nate gains and losses hy each side
marked the great struggle betHeel
the allies and the Germans olane fhs
extended hattie front in France ane
Belgium Wednesday. according 20 n.
neers who have returned from the
fehtinE zone
The French and English troeps.
these officers say. made considerable
progress IN the nclghborhood of Dix
nude and Lfr on the other hand. The
Germans are reported fo have gained
a small amount ~ territory In the re-
glon % vailiy and chavonne.
The heaviest fighfinK ~ tho day
was In this raeion. where the Ger
mans. hcartencd Nv Tuesdays appre-
clablc advance. cndeavored 70 con-
tinue their success
The allies. aided hy relpforcenenis
are said 20 have blocked the attacks
of Germans and small detaehmeni
81 French. althoueh they met with
heavy resistance on the Alanc, are re-
ported 20 have succeeded IN pushing
on and gaining high eTound COM
mandlng the enemy's position.
From this point the French opened
q raklng FIRE on the Germans, but
they we're not sufficient 20 Withstand
the furious German onslaught that
followed and were compelled to re-
tire. The few cannon taken BY the
Germans. II IL said. were put out OF
~.
The armies are finding Il difficult
10 construct trenches IN the valley OF
the Ysar owing TO the lew ground
This fact II necessitatlng consider
able change ~ their operations. Holes
two feet deep Immediately flli with
water. The allies are forced 60 IRE
while lying prone and are using all
manner OF ruses for their protection
The close uniflcation of the allies
Ia marked. according 70 reports of Of
fcers arriving here In giving an in
stance Of this. they related a story 81
the routing Of detachment 81 Ger
mans BY volunteer band OF allies.
A small detachment Of fifty or six
ty Germans. the officers said, still oc-
cuplcd the heights of the User and
kept up an Intermittent fire, The
corporal Of the sixth corps tnatlonali-
~ not msnliunedl requested permiH-
niou to capture the position. lie
called for volunteers to make the
dangerous charge across the open and
unprotected marHhy ground aud .as
overwhelmed with offers 10 serve
Choosing ten Of these men they, with /
the corporal at their head, began /
crawling on hands and knees across
the open. Although the little party /
was under a heavy fire they succeed +
ed In reaching. Without loss, point /
fifty yards from the Germans. Here F
they rose and shouting. charged the +
German position. The Germans be-
lleying the move was a ruse. laid down
their arms and surrendered
An example OF the good sportsman I
shIp amoug, the French WAS shown In
a letter wrlttsa By German aviator
to his parents. Flylng high over the /
French trenches IKE German pilot +
was killed and the aviator badly +
wounded The aviator. however, auc-
ceeded IN bringing his machine safe +
10 the earth within the French lines.
He vas Immediately attacked on all
sides but throwing himself under the
wing Of his machine. he succeeded In +
Killing three Of his assailants before
hla revolver was empty When he
leascd firing the soldiers rushed np
10 haYonet him. but their colonel
stopped them. saying. Don't kill him
he is a brave man and worthy ene-
ny"
A sergeant IN relating stories Of the