Mountain advocate., 1914-09-25
ment ADDS that the lost ground was
Immediately regalnod.
Report Eurious EiohtIno

Went a0OS tnAt the lObt GROUND was
Immediately regainod.
Report Furious Fighting.
At the Front, Sept. 2i.-The battle
along the line from Noyon to the
Franco German frontier on the east
was continued all day Saturday.
The lighting became more furious
than ever.
During the combat along the River
Aisne the adversaries in many in
stances came to hand to hand clashes
and the bayonet was used extensively.
AS a result of the terrific fighting
the Germans were forced to retire
about seven miles
The bloody scenes OF the battlefield
have no retarding effect on either side.
The carnage was horrifying. but the
troops appear to have become hard
ened and fought with great GOODNESS.
Germans Move Back.
II is impossible TO learn from any
one portion of the line what is occur
ing at other places. but an inclination
to recede slightly seemed evident on
the German side, although they offered
the most obstinate resistance and
fought as IL made Of iron.
The allies at the same time logged
ly pursued the small advantage they
gained and kept at the heels OF their
reluctantly retiring foe.
Early Fighting Severe.
The early fighting of this great bat
tie was nearly as severe as that staged
Saturday.
During the night of September 1915
the Germans attempted a formidable
movement in the western sphere, but
were met by the French and British
with courage that was marvellous
against overwhelming odds.
The Germans returned to the attack
no fewer than ten times with remark
able tenacity and intrepidity but we're
unable to break through the firm line
presented by the allies infantry.
Many Teutons Sacrificed.
Before retiring behind their big
guns they sacrificed many of their
number, displaying resolution which
approached desperation.
A vigorous counter attack from the
allies ensued, during which a small
extent of ground was gained.
Behind the fighting line along the
Acy-puiscux road still lie many of the
dead who fell in the fighting of Sep
TENDER 5.
Laborers engaged in the task CT in
terment declared that although they
had buried great numbers over thou
sand bodies still awaited removal from
the battlefield.
In General Battle.
The real fighting started on the
morning of the fourteenth, when the
battle became general along the range
of heights to the north of the Aisne.
The fighting was sustained with
deadly earnestness during all of the
next day, the Germans desperately
supreme endeavor to hold their posi-
tons until re-enforcements could ar
rive.
On the night OF the fifteenth they
to- have been strengthened. !
and commenced their formidable !
movement against the French and |
British all along their front A furi- |
GUS attack on the allies extreme left, |
with the big guns of the rival artil- |
lerists lighting the line of the op- |
posing fronts in fiery silhouette, was |
repulsed with great courage by the |
allies. Again and again the Germans |
returned to the attack with the ten.
acity that was the marvel OF French |
troops, but each time they were re-
pulsed. No fewer than ten times did |
they drive their dense mass Of |
troops at the allied infantry, but never
were they able to break through.
All night long the lighting lasted, !
the allies bracing themselves, after |,
each successive counter-attack, to
meet the furious onslaught of charging
Teutons, until toward dawn the men
Of both sides we're ready to drop from
sheer exhaustion.
"A sortie from Verdun on the right
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