El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

PROVES PUZZLE
As GUERILLA5
Cut Off in Forest, $50 Drive
German Army to
Desperation
SEIZE TRAINS AND
KILL COMMANDERS

ARTS. France. Jan. 2.-When the
- sGermans made their great march
4 through the provinces of Lux
emburg and Namur a little band of $50
French soldiers were cut off They
took to the woods, and performed
wonderful feats of daring in attacks
on the Germans from their fastness.
The Germans have sent large bodies
of troops against them, but have been
unable to find them. The romantic
story of their escapadeS was brought
here TODAY by n messenger VINO sue
ceeded in entering the German lines,
communicating with the commander
of the $50 guerillas, and then return
ing to Paris.
These men are all that is left Of the
French who for two days resisted the
Germans advance between the RIVER
Semois and the River Liesse on Au-
gust % and % On the latter day
an order to retreat reached them' Dut
it was too late, as their escape hau
been cut off by the rapid advance OF
tbe Germans. Making a quick decl-
sion, the commanders of the 100 sur
viVors LED the men into the Ardenne
mountains, between the towns OF SIT
Hubert and Givet Belgium
Are Aided by Villagers.
A lair was selected which would
give them an opportunity to harass the
| German lines of communication ana
| quickly retreat Scouts were sent 10
the nearby villages and the peasants
gladly did all they could to help the
9 soIdiers with food. bullets and inform
! alton. Soldiers, women and children col
/ lected 900 cartridges from the LelSse-
T. Semois battlefield for the little Danu
/ The commanding officer gave the peas
ants regular army requlsluoh papers
/ for what they did.
| The Germans believed the country
/ was clear of hostile troops and their
! Drovision trains were lightly protected
/ Time and again. the Frenchmen dashed
! uDon these trains, killing the guards
| and making off with the provisions
| These attacks were made at widely
! varying points.
! Germans Pursue In Vain.
/ The German cavalry and infantry
! were sent into the forest nut tht
| French soldiers by this time hat
! learned the ground, and the pursuer'
| never got a glimpse of them. ON one
| occa sion. a German force seized the
/ Chateau de Ardenne and was deVour'
1 in the contents of the VINE celIarS
| when the commander OF the FrencI
| soldiers decided to trap and capIur'
/ the German commander.
! The latter was strOlling near I'M
/ chateau, when, to his astonlshIneIt ~. ny
! met face to face with French oIIICeI
| in full uniform and was commanded u
/ throw I'D his hands Instead, the Ger
| man drew his revolver, but the French
man was quicker on the trigger ant
shot him dead.
( The report brought the soldiers OF
the run from the chateau The French
seeing that they were greatly on
! numbered fled, and not one wa
wounded. At Beuraing, ten miles iron
this place, the French killed Germal
captain. It was after this incident
1 that the most determined effort wa
made to round up the band. It wa
evening when the attacks continued
I and the Germans neared Hauye
! Gebuvne, st. Hubert, Beauralng, an
! Gfvit, which have been thrown INTO
/ state of terror. No strangers are al
| lowed to pass. The Germans poste
the following announcement to the sol
diers of the forest, at many points l
the district:
German Ruse Falls.
French Soldiers:
I'VE know where you are, ana nav
full information regarding you
strength In your own interests "
advise YOU to surrender and We prom
Use that your lives will be safe:
YOU refuse, everyone of you viii b
shot" The next day the Germans wer
{ angered to find dashed across tn
t poster:-'If you know where we ar
! why don't you come and get us be
/ meath was the signature of the Frenc
r commander, with his full name, an
2 ( number Of his regiment.