The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24

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given 10 the world for the hrst time
Vienna-on yesterday while the fourth
and fifth corps were changing their base
they came upon seventeen Russians who
had climbed Up many harvest apple trees
These seventeen men were politely in.
vttsd to come down and surrender
They came down. but instead OF sur
rendering they opened fire on US. The
conflict at once became savage Men fell
like chestnIts after a hard frost. For
pure foreclosures this battle exceeded
anything that has vet taken place. Our
forces were driven back and then ad-
vanced and gained ground. This was re-
peated again and again and by Heaven
help We finally. gained a great victory
mate Of killed and wounded on the other
side II nearly 5000 We also took
enough war material to Iast US five
years. n the war should last that long
There are many who think this battle will
be followed by peace within two weeks.
Berlin-while Gen. Saurkraut was walk
Ing and meditating in the woods of
Argonne: Yesterday. he suddenly discov-
number 800 men. The General was all
alone. 1t was no use to call for the
police for they were far. far away. There
was a chance that IL the general took TO
take that chance? No, Never
He drew his sword and boldly. advanced
upon ethe enemy crying in ferocious
voice: Surrender. you frogeaters," They
seemed at first inclined to obey his
command. but a corporal shouted: We
die, but We never surrender"
With that the battle opened Never in
all history was there such a heroic fight
Victory trembled in the balance a dozen
times over. but finally Gen. Saurkraut put
the enemy to rout and pursued them q
distance Of II miles. Alone and unalded
he captured 5000 men and killed and
wounded fully half thst number The
other spells Of his victory were IS can
non. 800 machine guns and a quantity OF
ammunition estimated at forty carlods.
When the sounds Of battle at last
ming up. they found the General walking
to and fro with folded arms and deep
in meditation. This great victory ought
to end the war. but the pesky French
men are foolish and persistent
Petrograd-whiIe a score Of Russian
soldiers were out 'sfter blackberries the
Austrians and Germans The meeting
was great surprise to both sides and u
seemed for two or three minutes as IL
they would have to draw cuts as to
which side should gracefully retreat
and red-headed Corporal waved his
sword and cried out:
There Is the enemy, On men-on'
We must kill or capture every one OF
words broke the spell and the struggle
which followed never will have q paral-
lei in history. The battle lasted an hour
and half and then the enemy gave vay
and ran for his life, pursued for a long
distance by the victorious few.
The enemies were 5000 killed. Il. 90
wounded and 200 prisoners. together
with a great quantity Of spoils Of war.
Our losses were no killed and only two
injured. One private named Ivanitch
got fast in a hole in the fence and
rubbed quantity Of skin OF his, back;
another private soldier whose name Is
Jumphigh found 1t necessary during the
roost. While he was killing on the
enemy at the rate of hundred q min
ute. his foot slipped and he fell TO the
ground. He lighted on his head and il
gave his neck twist so that he has
since been Obliged to eat or drink with
surgeons. however. agreed that the twist
will be taken out Of his neck long before
the war closes. Every one Of the brave
Russians who brought about this vic
tory will receive a medal Weighing four
POUNDS.
Paris-In Alsace yesterday. while a
French force of loo men was marching
to relieve the trenches. they were sud
denly confronted by a black and white
bobtailed COW. II was known that this
COW was one of a herd brought from
Germany. so that a German general
would not have to use condensed milk In
this creature and she at first fell back
a few rods. Then. with her stumPed tail
waving In the air and her eyes blazing
with ferocity. she charged us. We had