The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
the number Of Germans cannot stop

line or trenches II In 200 yards to the
support trenches. Between the two
those OF the enemy who have escaped
over the parapet are seen to be running
as fast ae their legs can carry them.
holly pursued by the oncoming British
troops. Faster. boys give them hell %
cries out the commander Of a Scotch
regiment. waving his sword in the air.
He Is such a conspicuous mark to the
enemy's snipers that his men whisper to
him:
For Gods sake. sir. take cover or
they'll get you He scorns to take
cover; he Is waving his sword as the
swiftly flowing stream pours over the
breastworks of the support trenches.
"The gun have lone well. They have
torn huge gaps in the wire: they have
made debris OF the sides OF the trenches.
"A race then for the third row of
trenchesI250 yards across wet. slippery
ground full Of pit holes made by the
bursting shells. A tornado OF shell Is
coming now from the village of Loos.
Every gun In the enemy's lines seems to
be turned on to this piece OF terrain.
Twenty machine guns are firing a hun
dred bullets a minute between them at
the wildly shouting. reckless host adj
vanclng to the attack on one mail Sec
ton sixty light field guns are dropping
shells In front of the third row Of
trenches; heavier guns are Smelling the
roads on which the British supports are
coming UP.
But the khaki food never waivers Il
goes on. though many men fall Il goes
on until the trenches are reached and the
khaki wave has dashed over the sides.
The destruction wrought by the artillery
is not so complete as in the first two
rows OF trenches and sections Of the wire
have to be cut by hand. but the obstacles
hindering the advance are few and I'M
important. In ten minutes this row of
trenches Ii ours most OF the occupants
have been ~bayoneted and the rest made
prisoners.
Dead and Dying side by side.
ut Is still raining. and the ground is
a mass OF rivulets and pools. with shell
holes rapidly filling. British troops are
coming up all the time. meeting on the
way the escorts bringing along the pr.s-
oners.
Looking back on the battlefield n
sordid. tragic spectacle presents itself 70
the eye. Dead Inc dying lie side by tide
with the severely wounded OF both
armies. Men are leaning over the living
and irrespective Of nationality bandag.
ing their wounds.
From the last German trench TO the
village Of Loos the enemy is kept on the
run. They fall back on the village,
which ia half a ruin. What standing
cottages there are conceal machine guns.
and a hail OF bullets as they enter the
narrow street warns the British troops
TO go cautiously. Each house has to be
rushed and desperate combats are the
result. Small c%ontingents batter in the
doors and bayonet the Germans at their
guns or bombing parties put an end to
their activities with hand grenades.
Many OF the enemy have taken refuge IN
the cellars their end IL quick and sud-
den.
The hardest part Of our task is still
to be accomplished. We have to take
Hill 40. rising in a gradual ascent for
a mile and a half and dominating the
ground before Lens. The enemy is
rallying now very rapidly. and his ma
chine gun fire Is particularly fierce. II
means our troops will need all their
nerve and fearlessness Of death to drive
them over the crest. Under machine
gun and shell fire that is simply hellish
our men make a brilliant charge up the
hill. a Scotch regiment with the most
glorious military traditions leading the
way.
Before that wild rush. to which the
soldier slogan Give EN- beans. boys
NN'' NV fIIftIN Waivers.
The killed troops redouble their ener-
eies. Crouching fiat to avoid a plaster
OF shells, they suddenly leap To their
feet and with a hoarse shout that sends
terror into the souls of the Germans.
MINI themselves on the enemy. who flies
helterskelter over the crest. Hill 20 is
won--for the time being. at least.
Try TO Dig ThemaeIves In.
THE British troops set to work with
out delay to try to get some covering
for themselves. They have brought in.
trenching tools with them. but in the
excitement Of the charge these have
been thrown away. and many OF the
men have just got to scrape holes in
the ground with their hands. First they
make a recess for their heads. piling
the raised earth all round them then
with their feet they scrape holes for
| their bodies.
The Germans, encouraged by the
show OF strength which their reinforce
ments give them, now begin to challenge
our occupation Of Hill 20. They pour
2 devastating fire on the crest, and 1t
seems as II nothing can live under thai
awfM hurricane OF bullets and flying
steel. There is a Scottish regiment on
top they have dug themselves IN MS
well rs they can. The shells churn tho
ground on all sides Of them tho crest
is wreathed In flaming fire. Room
thud siZzle! sch-w-r-r, come the shells.
Then the hopclessness Of remaining on
that exposed elevation IL realized. and
not too willingly. for all the punish
r1ent they have received. they go "A little
way down the Hill and once moro try
to dig themselves In. But the ground
IL hard and chalky and they make it,
tie impression with the portable trench
ing tools that have managed to reach
them also the enemy fire never slack
ems, ON the contrary II seems 10 gather
fresh fury as though he grasps what
Hill 70 means to the side that can
hold 1t.
British Guards Win.