Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-08
SHOT UP TONER
Of CATHEDRAL;
IS UNASHAM|[D
German Officer Says He Fired
Only Two Shells TO Dislodge
a Persistent French OBJ
server,
,..oo,o,.a Press correspondence.)

fAsgOpInfP1 FFesA tOfeHf"'f",F
with The German Army beiorS
,t,as nee 5.-Eating a ham sand
LIN while sqlMnting through an ar.
,,iiorv telescope at the cathedral ana
saaring the man who fired the famous
ihote tell about ii was the unique COM
bination | experienced today
srne most of observation was in
.o,r,etine French fort, now riddled py
french shells, on the crest OF mn
affordinp a fine panoramic view Oh
pheims cathedral was said to be
ahout four miles away. but through
she powerful magnifying telescope 60.
he scissors type and so contrlyed that
rnlv its two eyes peered over tne
hreastworks while the observer was
completely hidden from view ~ snow
"a M as clearly as Caruso through
an opera glass.
Somewhat Moth-eaten.
The top of one Of the two towers
had a decidedly moth-eaten appear
meet looked as if one of its cor
ners had been shot away--0nd the
noaf was evidently gone, but other
,,gisa the exterior of the cathedral
looked--through the telescope-to be
In good state Of preservation and
n likely ohsarvar was seen on the ca.
l l,arai towers ana / was Informed
r,irst Lieutenant Wengier of the
ny artillerv mat none had been
49, bie admonitorv shells had ear
sH ,najr warning to climb down. A
staff officer Of the division had In
reduced him to me as the friend OF
the Rheims cathedral explaining
that it probably would not be stand-
a
Jug .c 80 Tou are Inc vandaI?H he was
80 ssves + am tire barbarian
t'5abad n,odestlv He wears the
ne ,s,.oss of The first ana second
l,on - oI,bough stfII only d lieu
ei,.9, commande two batteries. Il
W., iotnroenue but naradoxical
u.s. .ian !, with a soft spoken lisp,
III a,, a., bovish face in spitc of a
nnlu ~ ,1,aiah Ell hear of lonf, stand.
s1Mny sIigbt,v bowed legs
lns ""u na,,,.ra,o,,
De'ai,s vi no''p' '' u
most rigorous reportoriaI iIl ~,
sltion extracted these oetaiis from .ne
modest friend OF the hheiihs ea'ne-
dral.' a..
The french observer Oh tie
thedral was ilrsi noticeu on 1ep or.ii.
Der IL. AFTER ina. ,ne I e,n',, o. aan ~
lery IRE became uncofnnoitapi aae
ate. Elshty s,ie siis Iel All, n ono COW
day alone, put hiilhE ny 1;y ',,ith(n a
GROUND CLOSE aiu az IL IN The
lie pointed 60 .hree LIE III, ',,'ar, three
circle OF zen yaTus rauiuS, &, ,,,ictr
Freneh shehs iau uropp ',iao,c Of
succession, as lui'ner az 100
now well tney hau sot .,'e .", ~ ,oh,
Ihe ieliow coh.iu 'n ." eth ., No
quite sha uil.'i ',s re-. at,n.s 81
went on, wheh aliieu ."o NJ 800
the cathedrai' ana ol'iy IVY. ~ ~" ane
were heeueu 70 u,s s 81 IT,. e,,.,,nl,
from lo-cehlil,leeei NV, ,",,,ar; the
me Top Oh me opsei sas'on o.,a,
other, IRON zl-ceh y. e. NJ, COZ,
NY the TOOL ana 81. !. o,r 80 as 70 Tai Iat
notA hoWitzer anu ny, nv va sai I'D sboot
Inc. french KNOW .hat w sou,t ~
wen win pom MINUS. Wiz" ~ toost
iilslouse tne opsei W w, s..a Ia atl,aN
possible daiilase " .ne Liz l'. ~ ~. - l.
dral ana inc resui. showS .,t".
possible 10 snoV. jus. as 81 sioiS ~
WIN heany areillers az VIZ t,at.
ullery; me teiien also az re 60, sha
Terry pianteu apout IVY sal - 80 =,
catheurai. IL ~ NJ. tneie any
ne adueu iacoihcahs,