New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-04
,:,,,enant. Cathedral'S
savior" Says He Fired
Only Two Shots.
one WRECKED TOWER,
OTHER BURNED ROOF
Claims That Observer, Sta.
toned on Pile, Directed
French Artillery Fire.

-ti,e+or tNpC. cnccO to-day, ana
o-..--sooc. Clio ham sandwich stands
..tto most important feature. foy
'-,sor1c- .hc morale O. the men
| .fre Rheims.
r., po,t OF observation was IN a
time French ior,. now riddled by
-.b shells. or thC crest Of a NH
s.,5.-c inc panoramic view Of the
s-l ms cEtsCcinC predecessors
h,d ,rr.1cc. tte Imperial Chan
~, Won B.tfmar-ho''wcC, Muktar
g..,, .ts T.r,>t Ambassador 20 Ber-
-. Vsior Iao.ro,cc. thtc American
,,'.,rr At.at1.. aa. other celebrities.
pt,,7s Cathedral was said 20 be
- forl niles away. but through the
,sr,a' macr' -ync telescope, o. the
4 .,ss-s trpe and SO contrived that only
= no eyes pcered over the breast
.... while The observer was COM
,,.tly hidden from view 10 showed up
gesr'v Is Caruso through an opera
4 - The TOP Of one OF the two tow
= had 8 decidedly moth-eaten ap-
,,,-srce +. looked as 10 one o. the
,rsrs had been shot away, and the
All was evidently gone bat other
Il, .hc cr-eriOr OF the Cathedral
! .e.6 through the telescope 20 be
GOOD state o. preservation and
,s't 90 enjoy -.pe Old age. No
+ -s-er observe VAS seen on the tHtn-
,,' tower. a.t J. wa, informed by
~. Lieut. Nerq.Cr of tEte Heavy
i..n.rr that none h4G been since has
s-cr.torv shells had carried their
~- ~,-rirL -o climb down. \ staff
cor Of .hc Division had intro
--ss 5ir 90 ra as "the friend Of the
DEEMS Cathedral explaining that u
-.5ab'y wouldn't be standing to-day
1 Is. iof hIm.
4 hs Rheim Cathedral was asked.
The Man Behind tho Guns.
Ne. au -hc Barbarian. he
ss.ied molo.-y. lie wears the iron
| -o,s. o.. Tho 'r~- and second class.
] I'D although ,tIl Only q lieutenant
r-rsads tvo' batteries. q most pic
.--ssCle but 0arado.Ical barbarian
i ui,i ise.t-suotc- lisp. mild blue eyes.
,ovt face spit, OF q tawuy red
4 la ll beard Of long standing. and
art, bowed 'cC required Il most
rs5ro1s rcDoItoral .nQuisltiOn. as
I r1c.ced on millionaire and pollu-
ts7s % home. 20 cNtrac. these details
'-,- The modest friend Of the Rheims
B .s,iserai":
The French observer on the cathe-
bal vas FIRST noticed on September IS.
itT that the French artillery fire be-
u-s uncomfortably accurate. Eighty
tils fell here n one day alone kill
2 only one cow. he added. with a
'lntive note OF reminiscenceHe point
x % three big holes in the ground
,se by and al. within a circle Of ten
l1ls radius where three French
ss.'s had dropped IN quick succession.
further evidence OF how well they
al 90. the range.
The fellow continued 'on the job
-ie shamelessly until the 18TH he
r-t on. when ! aimed two shots at
% cathedral and only two. No more
tft needed 90 dislodge him. One from
5-centmeter hOWItzer struck the top
.he observation tower the other.
'ru a 2l-centimeter mortar, hit the
''o. and SCI D. on FIRE. ! used both
fsIilers and Wortars so as 10 let the
'rsch know that we could shoot well
l'h both kinds wanted 10 dislodge
4 ne observer with the least possible
e age 70 the fine old cathedral, and
ne result shows that u is possible 10
SCOT jus; as accurately with heavy ar
.ey as with field artillery. The
trench also had q battery planted about
yards from the cathedral. II isn't
h.fs any more. he added laconically.
few turns Of the screw brought
I" Of trees marking q boulevard into
's Ted Of vision. There is French
atsy there az the present time" he
aid
\ How do you know" For l saw
htes but no guns
| Aeropanes." the friend Of the ca
1sdral explained Another turn of the
re" brought d church steeple into
/ The French are now using this
wren steepie for observation pur-
II yes the battery commander said.
Il observer is reported 10 me every
Il ms. lie Is getting to be too
II cess. ] shall take a shot at that
ii Pc this afternoon in all probability.
II Men suppose they will again call
II oIOtrisns ! saw the fellow myself
H. morning lie sits in that little
0eo window there" J saw the win
- quite distinctly, and only regret
II me eulprit had climbed down for
luncheon intermission, which is re-
.oasly kept by both the French and
"msn artillery
II Aiour Of the wrecked fort followed
i among other interesting sights, the
III pointed out the trail Of the
II -Vls ireak shot that killed the COW.
smell went first through a glass
Il 10g' then through the wall at the
II u the room, into second cham
shere. without exploding. II had
II s-1teo a hind leg Of the milch COW,
/ ioss rs still mourned by two bat
II Of heavy artillery.
L Morale and Meals.
II % now. was as experienced from
L th'sge ground Of high hill over
L.. Rheims, seemed a pleasant pic
tror the German arsenal was well
IA, .1 with plenty Of good food. while
1ei Of the division staff. with
herman hospitality, had sent
-, MS adjutant armed with two
Is.ss o. Ieuton sandwiches. which
70 the picnic illusion and claimed
vVfe attention than the Cathedral
ls,,-.'ns. The frequent sight Of gen
GOWN 20 privates taking hearty
Iis,aoment all along the front in
WITH the same comfortable en-
as IN their own homes was
Sonvineing than all ifiicials bulle-
sl they are not worrying about
L. -Tone IN the west, for morale
II nesis are synonyms.
s, luncheon interval over, the
g. batteries woke Up and begaL
49, over she'll with Gallic prodi-
II ne 6ermans replying sparingly,
on invitation. FOR my benefit,
.,m aeroplane. no bigger than
mosquito appeared and circled
d. =, 1efman positions trying 20 To-
~, eleyerly concealed heavy bat
- sH,hiie down on the plain back Of
Herman motor aeroplanc