Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-24
\ ANs SLAUGHTERED
.TAE|R OWN COMRADES
i3ted by Merciless Fire While
tempting to Surrender to
\ British Troops.
F WARS FEARFUL SCENES
anger Spectacle Than When
located Saxons Are Moved
IL by Prussian Infantry in
II OF Enemy Troops.

'aoie to Tho imes-Dispatch. ]
IN May 23.-The official press
tonight issued the following
ness account OF opera tons Of
'osh troops on the western
lated May 2l:
action during the first half Of
ek consisted almost entirely in
'ating and expanding the gain
n Sunday, the 10th.
iont of one Of our brcastworks
erne Cour de LAvoue. between
nnquc Rue and Richcbough-
horrible scene was witnessed
Monday. Desperate fighting
ing on on this front when the
o! battalion OF Saxons, hav-
-''cd 10 surrender en- bloc, adj
towards our line. Not know
at the movement Of this mass
our infantry poured hail of
INTO them. whereupon the sur
some hundreds strong. halted.
Gown their rifles and held up
anGs One waved a white rag
a stick.
ms ENFII.ADED
by THEIR OWN GUNS
soon as the Prussian infantry to
nth realized what their Saxon
es were trying TO do, they
4 rapid fire from tho flank. en-
the mass.
5 OF what was happening must
cen tclephoned to the German
= further east, since their guns
- opened fire on the Saxon in
Under this combined fire most
latter were soon accounted for.
'ngst the many scenes of the
ere has been no stranger spec
nan the masses OF gray-coated
standing with open hands
amidst their dead and dying.
lutehered by their own comra des
the eyes OF the British infantry.
fact that the victims of the
80 VI 'aAoHS WAS n source or
egret TO US. since the Saxons
ways proved themselves more
GUS and less brutal than the
ans and Bavarians, and cleaner
in every way.
troops on the right in front OF
ert have made good progress
ards. The Germans were soon
out OF a line up TO point Il
distance south OF Festubert.
they made strong resistance and
further lateral progress. In
'laces the trenches presented
sight. being hcnped high with
corpses. many OF which were
10 pieces by our hom bartiment,
was carried out previous TO the
attack
NJ. COULD DAMPES
ATU)OR or SOLDIERS
second day OF the action ended
cry substantial results for us.
W front had TO a great extent
trairhtcncd out, our two forces
ted up, and our gain OF ground
lei iatcrally further TO the
Nothing could dampen the
Of our men. Many were wet
h and covered with mud from
foot, they having. during the
attack fallen into deep bitches.
ais nor the fatigue OF the two
lighting seemed 10 aztec, them.
y the memory OF the fatal Lust
mad something to do with their
!nation TO avenG" on the enemy.
satisfactory incident occurred dur
day in the destruction OF a
1 OF sixty Germans. who. dressed
aki taken from our dead. adj
toward the trenches held by us.
He'd out in actual English, Don't
we are Grenadinr Guards
an officer climbed out of the
trenches and walked a few
towards the supposed Grenadiers
} suddenly fred upon. but. luck
as unhii. The men. who were
prepared for possible treachery.
lately opened fire and charged
H. ha!oNct. some OF the Ger
stood and fought. but at last
II them turned and tried to es-
Al! were killed.
the afternoon Of Tuesday, the
urthcr advance was made along
inter-, and on the right we forced
ay forward 500 yards. capturins
ossroads OF La Quinque Rue. BY
all we had established n line
|g due north. In the evening
oops seized 4 post held by the
ms about 300 yards southeast of
Unique Rue and retained their
:.
IN IN POSSESSION
OF TWO STRONGIiOLDS
the left the enemy still remained
|;ession of two strongholds. Ferme
|ue and Fermc Dubois. These
were very strongly defended,
INSTITUTED little fortresses, brist-
with machine guns.