Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-14

toned not 10 stay together in a Rroup.
as the Germans were quick TO detect
any unusual movement. The warning
came too late. aud under IA hail of
shrapnel. which had the correct cleva-
ion, but, fortunately, fell TO the right
OF the village, the party made It's way
TO the car and out OF tho town, while
battery of heavy Belgian guns
! pounded away At the German position
! covering the allied attach, which came
from Newport by way OF tho only dry
road left to tho Invaders lines.
| Domhnrdmcnt Is Furious.
tind!nS Pervyse the other advanced
beiEinn post. inactive. the party re-
| turhed 20 furnes. stopping occasionally
/ TO watch the bomhardment OF Men
| mort, which Was proceeding with great
Jury In the clear winter air the burst-
lhS OF the shells presented u maguin-
cent sight while the roar of the
Franco bclBian batteries shook the
"!ndo"a OF the automobile. Long lines
OF jadcd French soldiers OF the Alpine
corps were coming from the advanced
| french trenches for rest. while thou
sands OF their African brothers in arms
| were marching in the opposite drec-
tlo'i TO reinforce Nicuport, which. with
| DiNmudc, forms the only possible gates
TO Pas de Calais, because OF the Hooded
! country between these two points.
which makes Infantry advance lmpos-
sible for either side.
on the way to Furnes. at Wulpnn
/ the party watched the unloading OF thu
/ huge canal boats which bring up thu
supplies FOR the forces In the trenches
From the banks OF the canals II ia
, loaded into wagons which deliver III.
1000 By night to the soldiers i'm the
trenches. France and England actin.
jointly, are feeding the belgian army
ana as inc canals mako network in
| ms part OF the country this work is
done without interfering with the usual
| military transport along The roads
The only part OF the Franco Belgian
| line between Newport and Dixmud,
unvisited was the wing situated I'm
piAmude' II would be certain death
ior any one to attempt to enter the
trenches except at night, and tho stan
! officers in the party expressed great
amusement when they were told that
certain papers had published accounts
OF visits by daylight to this line. Dix
nude Is held Jointly by the Germans
and the RelSians, the invaders occupy
J Ing one side Of the User and the Bel
! Eians In trenches sixty yards away on
the opposite side. The Germans have
me advantage OF having ruined houses
about their position while the Belgian
.rehchcs nave clear space In their
! rear.
Tonight the correspondent dined
with Belgian officer looking like an
american college youth who carried
the orders from headquarters to the
DiXmude trenches. He described
| graphically the Indian-like tactics he
| had 10 adopt even to gain the trenches
] on the darkest nights. Once there. he
Isaid, he felt safer than the villagers
In the roar. who were exposed TO the
German artillery fire.
Just to remind the party that they
were not out of danger. the Germans
dropped five shells. one OF which ex-
4
Furnes just as the automobile regained
the town. These shells were fired from
heavy Howitzer mounted on a motor
car which was run up close to Dix
nude and within easy reach OF Furnes
by these motor car guns and armored
trains the Germans have placed almost
every foot OF West Flanders under ar
tillery fire.