Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-09-11
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crescent from AhhsvilIe. south OF
Amiens on wooded heikhta and
thence in irregular line 10 south OF
MeGierss
The British forces. under str John /
French. we're at the left % the center. |
supporting the heavy thruattorwRsd |
OF the main German advance. while
the right was commanded By General
Pau
Million on the Move.
On Sunday afternoon lighting was
resumed along the whole line The
German vanguard by this timo had
been supported by fresh army corpa
which had been brought from liet
/ GUM
Al least l.000.0o men were oa the
/ move. pressing upon tho allied forces
with a ferocity OF attack which has
never before been equated Their
cavalry swept across a great tract OF
country, squadron BY squadron, like
the mounted hordcs ct Attila. but
armed with tho dreadful weapons OF
modern warfare,
Their artillery was In enormous
numbers and their columns advanced
under cover OF Il. not like an army.
but rather like a moving nation So
not think. however. with equal pres
sure at ali parts % the line IL formed
itself into a batterinK ram With =
pointed end and this was thrust at
the heart OF the English wing.
impossible 20 Resist.
II was impossible 10 reuiat this on
slaught. II tho British forces had
stood against It they would have been
crushed and broken. our gunnera
we're magnificent and ahelled the MI.
vaneing German columns 50 that thu
dead lay heaped up along the way
which was leading down 10 Paris. but,
rs one OF them told mo;
. 1t made no manner OF difference.
AZ soon as W. had smashed one iat,
another followed, column after column,
and by sheer weight Of numbers We
] could do nothing 90 check them "
/, After this the British forces fell
: back. HRhtinK all the time. The Tins
OF the allies was in tho shape Of 9
W.. the Germans thrust their mair
I attack deep into the angle, THE 20
sltlon remained the same until Men
day. or rather had completed itself b.
that date, the retirement OF che tro0pi
being maintained with mastery shii
and without undue haste.
River cheksd with Dead.
Meanwhile General Pau was sustain
ting q terrific attack on che French ceH
tor by tho German left center, whio
eliminated 90 tdate omitted Tn
River oiee. which runs between beat
llful meadows. was ohokod Wit
eorpaea and rcd with blood,
From an eye witness Of this Grea
n battle, an oficer Of an infantry reg
y ment Who escaped with q slight wonn'
learned that this German Onalaugi
" had been repealed by series Of bFl
liant bayonst and cavalry charges.
The Germans" he said. had q
elite of their army engaged again
US. including the Tenth army corr
and the Imperial guard. but the her
Ism OF our troops was sublime. Eyel
man knew that tho safety u Franc
depended upon him and wAs ready
sacrifice hts life. IT need be-. with 10
fui enthusiasm.
Cave Crest Punishment.
They not only resisted the enemy
attack. but took the offensive. and.
spite of their ovarpow9rtna number
gave them tremendous punishmet
They had to- recoii before our guns.
Hundreds Of them we're bay0net
and hundreds we're hurled Into q
river. The whole ileld Of battle y
outlined BY dead aud dying men Whe
- they had 10 abandon. Certainly M
~ losses were enormous. and felt u
the German retreat Was II fpil nwi
" aud that ws could claim real vieia
= for lhe time being"
Pau compsllsd 20 Yield.
lies Nevertheless the inevitable hi
his penad. owing 60 the vast reserves
nth Tho enemy. who brought up four d
alons. and General Pau Vas compel
- 10 give ground.
on Tuesday German akiFmish'
with light artillery we're coming sou
ward. and the sound Of their q
guns greeted my ears. Presently
say the aRure of n French dfaKo
win bis earbins sIung bshind hla ha
lie wan standing by the vida q
number os Kunpowder hays ~
farther sway wsra little Rraupa u
diefs Il work By two bridges. oua o
q stream anu WAs I#st A9AAs
- vsre working very calmly and ! ca
"A SEQ What they " re doing ThsY y
mining the bf,bEea to bios them
at a Eivsn signal
AL Bsnt farther | saa The ntr'
we're atrewn with broken bottles
"a Uttered With wire sHtanElemente.
fully and carefully made
Trap for German Army.
II vas obvious that there NAs
grim business being done and that
soldiers wsfa waiting for rofEsshia
happen. Al the railway station ] %
- learned the truth. The Corn
we're only > fsw miles aWhy - :
force A. any mOmeses they "a
come dssa. smashing sYeFYthini
their gay.
The atAit0n master E brave Old
and one or Two p9ftaFa. had dem
ID 70 Atay 81 q the last
We are hsra. be said. So en-
the Germans wOaid have 90 -
-- with hfla. bat 81 saa emphatic Il
request for nne 60 leave 81 once !
. othar tFain could - got away.
wmn VERY uncertain.