The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-05
CORRESPONDENT WITH GERMAN ARMY
DESCRIBES CONFLICT ON THE A|SNE

soldiers had been OUcring 20 cents
apiece for cigars and were unable 10
get them. | had brought n consider.
able supply along. which | gave away.
At first the soldiers helped them.
selves sparingly with unwilling po'
likeness.
Go ahead and take a lot | said.
With trembling hands they illtd
their pockets.
For our comrades. too" they
asked.
when my comrades see these
said one. they will leap 40 high.
indicating "A jump high overhead. |
have never before seen such JOY rs
these soldiers displayed.
Great Cry for Newspapers.
The second great cry was for news
papers. All along the trip from Ger.
many by automobile we were every.
where asked for newspapers. the sol.
dicrs crying out for them after the
speeding car. This need Is under.
standable. as the army at the front
knows practically nothing OF what Is
going on In the world.
Wherever We halted We were sur
rounded by men asking for news and
We had the pleasure Of telling many
hundreds OF soldiers the first infor.
nation OF the heroic deed OF the Ger.
man submarine 10. which sank three
British cruisers.
one OF the diversions at the front Is
shooting at French aeroplanes. For
the first time since the beginning OF
the war ] obtained reliable informa.
ton about the activities OF the French
and British flyers. AZ this point the
aeroplanes are particularly plentiful
and one OF these hostile machines
flies every morning about eleven
o'clock, 50 regularly that its pilot IL
called the lunch flyer" When he
appears he is greeted by the airship
guns.
| haG the unique experience OF see.
ing a French flyer under fire. The
first iutimation that he was near was
a loud explosion from a cannon near
by. Far and high up in the sky | saw
suddenly a round ball OF white smoke
whore tho s]hrapncl had exploded.
Near by was the flyer looking like "a
black speck.
Flies Away Under Fire.
Another explosion. another white
bail and the %acrOplane close by. \
third fourth and firth boom came.
each followed by the appearance of n
white ball OF smoke. but each time the
Nt.H s..a. L,4fN I'll. .-- -.
had been fired there was a row OF
great round clouds OF smoke stretched
half way across the sky with the
black sp"ck OF the aeroplane in the
lead, and gradually mounting higher,
away from the dangerous fire.
In ten minutes $4,000 worth Of OK.
plosives had been shot away without
bringing down the air scout.
Special shrapneI for Air Shots.
The shrapucl fired at flyers Is rom.
structed dinere"tly from ordinary
shr1pnel, which describes a parabola,
n is timed TO explode over the
enemy II send down a shower OF
shot from above. These aeroplane
shrapnel send the shot straight ahead.
and so probably every one OF the
shells ! saw exploding sent some bLl.
lets through the wings OF the aero
plane.
II one OF these shots skaters the
motors or wounds the flyer or the OBJ
server the shell has accomplished It's
purpose, Tor since the Germans have
taken their position here no flyer OF
either army has been shot down,
though practically no machine has re-.
turned from "A reconnaissance trim
without It's wings being punctureG.
Hate But Respect British.
Throughout the army wherever |
talked with officers and men. | found
bitter hatred for the English, but
warm praise for their fighting capa.
bilities.
Especially effective has been tho
English artillery, which the Germans
say astonished them by It's accuracy.
one reason for this is that the region
OF France where We are has been
used for maneuyers aud the enemy
knows the exact range. Nevertheless
there is no sparing OF praise for the
good Workmanship The English
here have some naval guns which
have done great damage.
English soldiers have also astonish.
ed the Germans by their powers o,
resistance and accurate rife fire. but
the Germans say that the English
strength lies mostly In the defensive.
AZ much IN the English are hated
80 much are the French respected
Everywhere the officers speak well OF
the French.
They fight a gallant night aud Oh
serve the rules OF war;" say the Ger
mans. They are a worthy foe"