Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-29
Notwithstanding Terrible Loss
es at Neuye CbapeIIe British
Are Proud Of Achievement.
in Taking EneUy's Works,
OPPOSING FORCES ARE
CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
Talk Back and Forth in Chat
Inc Vein but Take Great
Care Not to Expose Head to
Rifle Fire,

Frederick Palmer. who is nt the
front I'm France for the Associated
Press. sends the following dlspatch
British .PeadQuottcfs in France.
March ~ tvia London. March 28.
1880 .. mo While the world is eager
for news day after day may pass at
the front with no news except of de-
sultory artillery and rifle fire. which
is the normal existence, save when
some supreme effort is made.
Next TO having witnessed the battle
Of Neuve chapcllc, the most interest
ing thing to correspondent is r. night
spent in the now British line Of works
which defend that section Of the
shell-torn earth that tho British won
and hold against AN German efforts
at recovery.
where Fighting Is Tense.
Such visit, made alone winout au-
tomobilo a. other accessories, proved
to be no idyl Of peaceful security.
The Germans were given Smelling
along the avenues Of approach to the
British line at the edge of the village;
stray bullets cracked against the shat
tered village walls, and when the cor
respondent left their cover he was
within 300 yards or 400 yards Of the
German breastworks.
Yet, the most cheerful spot where
tho British flag flies Ia here Though
rumors come from London 81 com
plant over the heavy cost oc The Vie
tory, the officer or man at the front
who takes that view rs yet 10 be
found Tho point they make rs that
they have been able TO make gain
without any heavier LOSSES than tho
Germans who yielded
Proud OF Their Victory
"A lot Of our follows were Killed, +"
said "a soldier. "But this time it was
In pushing the Germans instead OF
trying to hold them hack You can't
realize. sir unless YOU have been i'm 1T
from Mons, how that bucks you up "
MY host In the breastworlSs was
captain who the previous day had
received a shot through the arm, and
although officially reported wounded,
remained i'm mud spattered uniform
on duty with no bed except "a rubber
sheet laid on the wet earth. His rel
ativcs in England may worry about
him. but he does not worry about
himself, although when the War It's
over he says ne is certainly going to
have one real bath and one good meal
In London. no matter what the cost
"Whcn il was noticed that he had
D. blankets in his dugopt, the cap
tain explained that the mons blan-
kets were not up yet and he want
ed to enjoy no luxury they lacked.
Careful to Avoid Bullets.
"Faint aureolos of light showing
above the line Of the German breast
works rose from their camp fires,
which were the counterpart of the
British braziers. made by punching
holes in any sort OF bucket to be
found Around these. the men Oft
duty gather TO keep warm and fry
their bacon ana mako their tea. They
spread rapidly as one moved from
group TO group TO chat, every one
keeping his head below the parapet
60 avoid German bullets"
I'VE are standing on dead Ger
mans" said one soldier. "Wo turn
ed their trenches in to make graves
good trenches they were too
When fusillade broke out in a
distant part of our lines at the sign
OF some movement tho Germans in
front of us burst into yolls of de-
risiou. Ike the outcries from base
BAN fans when % mis-throw TO first
let's Ia run Later In the night
these samo Gormaus saw the same
phantom i'm the darkness and began
firing trverishly, when ID became our
turn 20 laugh
Enemies Chaff Each Othcr.
At point whore the trenches are
only sixty yards apart an English
speaking German asked when kitch-
cner's army was coming ~ want
this war over" he declared loudly
so cam 30 home
Don't gct downhcarted, my dear,
Tommy Atkins called back, you're
already started aud youu know
when the new army comes because
YOU viii Dee going faster than you
want TO-"
AZ this point one could distinctly
hear tho Germans talking, the COM
mands of hclr officers and the
driving OF stakes as thcy strength
oued their works German rifles.
helmets caps and diaries were plon-
IL.