The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-06
MARCH OVER DEAD
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ed to him after he had shot down
three who tried to kill him.
yet, as I have said, the resistance
was prolonged in some parts OF the
village, and there were many cellars
from which the rapid fire caused
heavy losses to the besiegers. They
were silenced by bombing parties,
who flung hand srenades into the
subterranean cellars from the head
of stairways. In Loos the cellars are
still full of dead.
In one of these cellars an amaZ-
ing incident happened which reveals
the highest form of courage and self
sacrifice not to be denied the Ger
mans. 4 colonel Of battalion which
will be given high place in history
for this days work came into Loos
after his men had already gone on to
Hill 20. With signaliers and other
men he established quarters, accord
ing 10 previous arrangement, IN a
house practically untouched by shell
FIRE. At this time there were very
little shelling, as the artillery officer
on either side were afraid of killing
their own men, and the house SEEM
ed fairly safe for the purpose OF a
temporary signal station.
But the colonel noticed with sur
prise, shortly after his arrival. that
heavy shells began to fall very close,
and the German guns were obviously
aiming directly for this particular
building. He ordered the cellars to
De searched, and three Germans were
found, but it was only after he had
been in the house forty minutes, that
N deeper cellar, which had not been
seen before, discovery was made of a
German officer, who was actually
telephoning to his own batteries and
Erecting their fire.
"Suspecting the colonel and his
companions were important Officers
directing the general operations, he
lad caused shells to fall upon the
| house, knowing lucky shot would
| mean his own dea.h as we'll as theirs
| n any case he was certain to die, and
ne died brarely, having made TINS
| supreme sacrifice of courage. The
telephone apparatus is now a troph!
I the British hands.
Meanwhile some Of the battalion
who fought their way through Loos
were now struggling ahead to gair
/ Hill 70. 1t is nearly mile further
On eastward and southwark, and the
road was swept with shrapnel anc
machine gun fire as it rose steadii!
! up to rising ground, which is really
4 slope rather than hill.
ION a further ridge is a village
called Cite st. Auguste, held by the
| Germans, overlooking the advancing
British troops. From the windows o
he cottages on higher ground, anc
| rom intrenchments in the vlclnlt.
there was an incessant storm Of frt
which raked over the approach.
"Nethertheless, the British held on
and finding kind of ridge or para
,et, dug themselves deeper in, so the!
lad useful protection.
/ "The first men to approach Hill a
arrived about 10 o'clock and clun'
% their positions at all costs ant
with heroic endurance until II tha
1 night, when they were relieved b.
other troops who carried on tn
I struggle next day This conclude
The chronicle of the battle in and be
yond Loos until Sunday, when the po
|! sition was organized and the advanc
| continued with varying success
| around Hill 70.
| "But l must go back to dawn Sat
| lrday, where another attack was Il
progress further north toward Hui
!uch. 1t was another triumph for tn
| new army men, who formed YER
I good proportion of the masse
troops.
"The struggle here was fierce an
| formidable, and the British had t
| advance under terrible fire. Tha
| however, was after the first assault
| upon the German trenches, whicI
| we're carried swiftly.
| 'sThe British machine guns, o
! which we had considerable mum
Der, were brought forward rapid
| and the Germans lost very heav1l
| the bayonet finishing the work of tn
| bullets. Then the British stormed o
| three mile or more until they reach
l. ed the outskirts Of Hulluch, whic,
| oristled with German machine gun
It all points.
Hand to hand fighting took plac
| and the Germans yielded groun
wherever the British could com
within reach of them, but were swep
| pack again and again by the tempes
| # bullets. The struggle continued il
his direction for two whole days.
"Some of the men who were en-
gagged in the irst part of the opera
I ions were enjoying rest to-day an
| IS long as life lasts to me I shall re
| member these villages in the fghtin
! ines through which passed to-day
| hronged by those tall mud-cake
ads who had fought through one o
he hardest encounters which eve
| had given victory to British arms
| They had seen many of their com
.ades fall. They tramped on througl
| ;hambles of battle fields, but the
'ooked proud and exultant beeaus
hey had led great assault an
broken the German lines.
During part of the day Sir Johl
french rode about these mining vii
| ages, and whenever he met grouI
If these mcu he leaned over his hors
and spoke to them and gave then
personal thanks for the gallant worl
hey had done
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