The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-10-30
GEN. FRENCH TELLS HOW RR|TONS
HAVE FACED GIANT GERMAN GUNS


British operations in France The
text follows.
The enemy Is sim maintaining him
self alons the whole front and in order
20 do SO is throwing into the Fight de
tachments composed OF units from the
! different formations. the active army
reserve. and landwehr as is shown by
the uniforms Of the prisoners recently
captured
our progress. although slow on ac-
count OF the strength uf the defensive
position against which ve are pressing.
! has IN certain direction been continu-
Gus. but the present battle may well
last for some days more before de.
cision is reached. since IL now APP
proximates nearly TO siege warfare
The Germans are making Use of
searchiights This fact coupled with
their great strength in heavy artillery.
leacs to the supposition that they are
employing material which may have
been collected for the siege OF Paris.
Confident Of th- Result
The nature OF the general situation
after the operations OF the eighteenth.
nineteenth and twentieth. cannot be
better summarized than as expressed
recently in a neighboring French com
mander 10 his corps. Having repulsci
repeated and violent counter attacks
MADE by the enemy. We have a feeling
that We have been victorious
So far as the British are concerned.
the course OF events during these three
days can be described in few words
During Friday. eighteenth artillery
fire was kept up Internationally by both
fides during daylight AT night the
Germans counterattac ked certain por-
tons OF our line. supporting the ad-
vance OF their infantry as always by
a heavy bombardmen' But the strokes
were not delivered N in great vigor
AID ceased about > IN During the
days fighting an aircraft gun OF the
Third army corps succeeded in bring
Ing down a German aeroplane
News was received also that body
OF French cavalry had demolished part
Of the railway 10 the north. cutting. at
A'eAHA Af a. 'A 81 AAs NAIH INC NA
cation which is Of particular import.
ance To the enemy
German kttscs Stopped
ION Saturday the nineteenth. the
bombardment was re- lmed by the Ger
mans az an early hour aud continued
internationally under reply from our
guns. Some OF their infantry advanced
from cover. apparently with the in;en.
ton OF attacking. bur on coming under
fire they retired otherwise the day
was uneventfui. except for the activity
or the artillery. which is matter OF
normal routine rather than an event
Another hostile aeroplane was
brought down By us. and one OF our
aviators succeeded 10 dropping several
bombs over the German line. one in
cendiary bomb falling with consider.
able effect on a transport park near
La Fere.
"A buried store OF the enemy's
ammunitions OF war also was found not
far frop the Aisle ten wagon loads
OF live shells and tao wagons OF cable
being dug up. Traces were discovered
OF large quantities Of stores having
been burned-all tending TO show that
as far back as the Aisne the German
retirement was hurried.
There was a strong wind during
the day. accompanied by a driving
rain. This initiated against the aerial
reconnaissance
Several German Attacks Fail.
"On Sunday. the twentieth. nothing
OF importance occurred until the after
noon. when there vas break in the |
clouds and an interval OF feeble sun
shine. which was hardly powerful /
enough to warm he soaking troops. /
The Germans took advantage Of this |
brief spell OF fine weather to make |
several attacks against different points. |
These were all repulsed with loss TO |
the enemy. but the casualties incurred |
BY us were by no means light
In one section ~ our firing line the |
occupants OF the trenches were under |
the impression that they heard a mill |
tary band in the enemy's line just be-
fore the attack developed II is now |
known that he German infantry I
started their advance with bands play /
ing
The offensive against one or two I
points was renew ID at dusk. with no 1
greater success The brunt Of the re- 4
sistance naturally has fallen on the in I
fantry. IT, spite n the fact that they !
have been drcnched to the skin for |
some days and their trenches have
been deep i'm mud water. and in spite /
OF the incessant night alarms and the /
almost continuous bombardment TO 4
which they have been subjected. they /
have on every occasion been ready for /
the enemy's infantry when the latter
attempted TO assault and they have /
beaten them beck with great loss In \
deed the sight Of troops coming up has
been positive relief after long. trying /
hours OF inaction under shell FIRE.
German Cannon Fire Fails
The object of the great proportion
Of artillery tho Germans employ is