Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-16

front of the station and the steel
sides of those trucks had been pierced
so often that they looked like sleeves.
The party was cautioned not to stay
together in a group as the Germans
We're quick TO detect any unusual
movement The warming came too
late and under haH OF shrapnel
which had the correct elevation but
fortunately fel to the right of the
village, the party made its way to the
car and out of the town, While a bat
terry OF heavy Belgium guns pounded
away at the German position. cover
| ing the allied attack which came
from Nieuport by way of the only
| dry road left to the invaders lines.
Finding PeNyse. the other advauc-
ed Belgian post, inactive, the party
returned to Furnes, stopping occa-
sionaly TO watch tho bOmbardment
of Nicuport which was proceedins
with great fury In the clear winter
air the bursting of the shells pre-
scented a magnificent sight while the
roar OF the Franco Belgian batteries
shook the windows of the automo-
bile. Long lines of faded French
soldiers Of the Alpine corps were
coming from the advanced French
trenches for rest, while thousands
Of their African brothers In arms.
were marching in the opposite direc-
ton to reinforce Newport which,
with Dixmude, forms the only pos
siblc gates to Pas dc Calais, because
of the flooded country between these
two points which makes infantry AID
vance impossible for either side.
ON the way 10 Fuues ut Wulpen.
the party watched the unloading of
the huge canal boats which bring up
the supplies for the forces In the
trenches. From the banks of the ca-
nails 1t is loaded into wagons which
deliver the food by night 90 the sol
Giers in the trenches. France and
England acting Jointly for feeding
the Belgian army and as the canals
make a network in this part of the
country this worl, is done without
Interfering with the usual military
transport along the roads.
The only part OF the Franco-Bel-
gian line between Nieuport and Dix
nude unvistcd was the wing situated
In DiNmude. 10 would be certain
death for anyone to attempt Go enter
the trenches except at night and the
staff officers in the party expressed
great amusement when they were
told that certain papers had publish
ed accounts Of visits by daylight 10
this line. Dixmude is held Jointly by
the Germans and the Belgians, the
invaders occupying one side Of the
User and the Belgians in trenches
sixty yards away on the opposite
side. The Germans have the advant-
age of having ruined houses about
their position, while the Belgian
trenches have clear space in their
rear.
Tonight the correspondent dined
with a Belgian officer looking like an
American college youth who carried
the orders from headquarters TO the
Dixmude trenches He described IN
graphic manner the indian-liko
tactics he had to adopt even 70 gain
the trenches on the darkest nights
once there. he said, he felt safer than
the villagers in the rear who We're
! exposed to the German artillery Ere.
Just to remind the party that they
were not out OF danger the Germans
dropped five shells. one of which exc
ploded over the railroad station in
Furnes just as the automobile re-
gained the town. These shells were
fred from a heavy howitzer mounted
on a motor car which was run up
close to Dixmude and within easy
reach of Furnes. BY these motor ear
gums and armored trains the Ger
mans have placed almost every foot
of West Flanders under artillery fire,