Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-14
EYE WITNESS IS OUT AGAIN
British Army in France Now Uses
Heavy HowitEers, According
to Official Observer.
usED IN sUcCEssrULl ArrAcKs

USED In ouCCtso5fUI hIIACho
LONDON. Feb is--rhe British army
IN France is nov using heavy how'll
eere, which. according 70 a report from
the official "eye Witness" with the ex-
peditionary force. have gained ascend
ency over the heavy German Guns. These
howitzcrs, he states. were used IN sue
ceeEful attacks on the German position
in the brick field south OF La Basse
canal week ago tonight.
''0urtheavy howitzer's took part in this
bornbardment. their fire being directed
or the railway triangle" the ~eye wit"
ness" says. ''The boom OF these pieces
and the detonstion or their shells were
audible twenty miles away above the roar
Of the other artillery. while 20 those
close at hand the sbrieking OF the great
prcjectiies through The ar was most i'm
pressIve, IS were the volumes OF smoke
ana debris thrown dp. The effect OF
the lyddite shells was truly terrific, one
house being blown bodily into the air.
and as they burst among the brick stacks
they created great havoc among the
enemy.
Rush works.
The assault was launched against
strong position or Keep among the stacks
OF bricks held by the Gesmana. Our
storrnfng columns rushed the works from
three sides at once and captured II with
very little loss for. as prisoners after
ward stated, the noise Of the bursting
shells was 20 great and the clouds Of
dust with which the defenders was sur
rounded were 80 thick that they did not
observe our men advancing until too iato.
At the Same time trenohee 10 the north
Of this point between II and the canal
lwere stormed BIZ another party. BY
rearang these points we were enabled
TO occupy a continuous line southwark
from our forward posts on the canal
which formed an advantage IN front Of
the brick fields.
I'VE captured nineteen s1nwounded pf1s-
onsra and many wounded, trench NOR
TAR and machine gun. The Germans left
seventy dead on the around, while our
casualties were slight.
Loses Novelty
s.The Germans, however. showed no In
elInation to accept this reverse. fer IN
Che early hours OF February Z, = body
Of shon advanced along tho canal bank,
shouting out Don't shoot we ars engi-
nsefs. Thls form Of stratesm for tho
enemy. has now lost its novelty. on
men held their field Until tho supposed
sharpshooters were only few yards
away aad then opened with a machine
sun with the result that the enemy fell
back. leaving thirty bodies IN front OF
our line. IN the afternoon anothsr at
tack was attempted. but Il melted away
under our heavy artillery fire and did net
ery,va "A close ouarters.
"A Great Feature OF the recent fight
So a. ba,n lha accuracy OF our ar
snI.r[ IRE on one occasion our guns
achaavt.4 cha faat of blowing the Ger
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nome ana which were FOUND on bodies
complaining OF the increase m the COS
- living ard the scarcity 81 bread an