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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
Why This Battle
Was Of Critical importance

IT, AS intended they had succeeded breaking through our
INES with strong contingent readily be dis.
aouS TINS would have been Az
our success IN the Champagne least
nortace the victories of Tannenbeg Lakes
near AugnSow and the San: but
sdcratlon Tie demands which individual
endurance and in the face narrowing con-
champagne by our troops has been equallcd
W order thoroughly to appreciate heroic steadfastness
d me patient endurance troops which tran
ceoed all praise. and appraisc
"',h ueSel leaders ana men alike during
",ks Oh ,hc harue we must remember certain facts
"hch the French offensive begun large scale ON
bruar! 10 our troops had months OF the h,r6
" " OF service in repulsing the First and Seyen
'eh'h army corps with only very short intervals Of
es our fshth Army Corps having engaged in this
recon since December and the Eighth Reserve Corps since
December 10 1914. 80 '
our regiments therefore, far unfatsued Al
moment when they called upon enter the seyere.t
rsee ora struggle into which
men troops Moreover the French
S' hc%haustible supply of ammunition and were able
" IN steadily ascending scale gradually TO reach
" dNpfhde Of their fighting capacity their efforts To
'"" 'H'ough our lines II fully
"'u rcaiAe mat an almost glory accruee
w. "ok dcnc by our Only an iron will dsc,nline
% ,no become second nature forgetfuness of
toud ead TO victory in the such odds That these
ala ultimately the victory win rebound IN
g., ing slo? OF all the troops which active service
'h inns great - ~ '' '~.
PooHlous masses OF humanity which
os"'ns' US Gay and night, their marvellous Ingenuity
attacka 'hcir dogsedncss defense all this was sd
tei'"a'cn 10 crush larger OF
,r IL "as struggle between iron and steel II Is
h"' heaVy mass Of iron through sheer weight bans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
The Horrible Ordeal of
Facing the French "Drutu- Fire"

1t Is however the duty to derive some
advantage from even the most unpromsng conditions and
we were able to turn the rghul condition to
GOOD account In the following The the
French commanded less even worse
condition than AS they expended
amount OF ammunition day "drumfre" as contin
uous systematic artillery fire called in army
forced to bring up large supplies
the case with us AS has been said before only main
roads could be travesed by the
the oiher roads had turned into morass
therefore trained ongrange upon their main roads
at night knowing that doing damage to them
This circumstance probably unusually long
pauses which they allowed to drumAre" on
the ensuing days
In this way gained brief respite for our In.
rantry which thus IN the badly dam.
aged entertainments that French they had been
supplied with ammunition all over again
Inc continuous rainfall created conditions for the
housing or AS has been sparse sell
Elements had been literally shot pieces our troops
were therefore forced to construct their
sneers Iha such during incessan down.
pour OF rain were bound to have pon the
eeheh OF the troops is abundany plain. our
men never complained With admirable patience even good
uor they endured the greatest
"hch were the result Of the Indictment weather and the in
adequate quarters and how these
ships were can only be understood who himself
mas Yed through rainy Winter in Champarne
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
Interesting Details
OF Trench Warfare Methods

When such "drum6re" began huge wall of &
chalk particles over our trenches cutting of.
from the rest OF the world The horror of the
augmented by the ceaseless rumbllng, laundering
ing which filled the air, and which. even miles ava
like heavy thunderstorm. 1t seemed impossible
living creature should survive such hesh turn
the filing ceased abruptly, or when its direction wa
to give the French infantry chance TO attack US.
brave fusiliers, musketeers, grenadiers crawled 6
tunnels and pockets into which the enemy's gre
poughed the earth, made their way from among brol
lions. crumbling cement. tricklng sand bags, and
their guns and wping the dirt from their eyes
pulsed the French attack.
And this was done not once. but dozens OF time
Occasionally our men were ordered to abandon
which was suffering particularly from drum fire" 4
avoid unnecessary loss Of life. and the crew frorS
abandoned trench then placed in our secory
Entertainments 1t sometimes happened that Ere
trymen, under protection OF their artillery ire rel
look such empty trench, succeeding the more 3
they untered obstacles. Our solo
sprang forth from their cover and attacked the FI3
hand grenades and bayonets. Invariably we were
in repulsing the enemy, causing them heavy loss Of
II for some reason or other this counter.attacl
made at once, but was postponed for an hour
we're not 80 sure OF success and It was then new
by us without heavy casualties, for the few hours
elapsed had amply sufficed the French who ara B
clever at every sort OF intrenchment work. to cls
remodel the trench for their purposes to install
guns 70 place sand'bag barriers along both sides an
sundry other changes. This done the "Frenchm
complete.
The difficult task OF ousting the French from In
lneI aeVo!Ved upon our regiments and in some
many weeks OF hard. cruel fighting were required
plsn 'nis END. For this work we employed unN
mines. artillery, bombs and hand srenades Wher
was ripe Tor attack columns of volunteers were form
W. we're ,ea by Officers who. In turn, were preceded
o. pioneers with hand srenades and ntrenchment
usea III demoltshing the sand.bas barriers The a,
Desun simultaneously from both Sides. These att
asoa'iy conducted at night, and 1t will readily be-
IUo.. snsnakaoe courage was required for work of
Immediately after the hand grenades were aynlode,
advanced and furious hand-to-hand Aght ensued,
not only bayonet and pick.axe but shove, and h,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

and ndent band STEEL 1t cannot break tha
steel Thus through continually renewing attacks and
by training upon artillery fire the of ch
beSgars all description the French bending back
our lines here and there Sometimes part sometimes
at another they took several
ments; but they paid horrible, blood
these minor and vaueless
nothing that they taught lesson that
German will and German discipline broken bv
nothing The French had scornuy proclaimed that they
had broken the backbone but broke
their attack and imposed them end the
French attempt to break through lines utterly foed
and the Third Army victorious.
During this time the were directed prnci
pally against the left of the Third
Corps bore the brunt of the attacks place
along the line between the position
This is rolling. country fields alter.
nate with small patches Of woodland
The country is dissimlar country near
Jueterberg and Doeberitz in Germany
sand the surface of the earth is chalk
Is desoae barren country The French themselves
the louise Champagne country. and
more apy given 1t boosted OF only few settlements,
these have now been destroyed by the artillery
During the entire time that
was vile For weeks it raned day and night that
chalky soil transformed into grayish.
mire In consequence the byroad
for vehicles and
camps owing to the continuous nut
by marching and rolling wagons soon
in condition which was almost bad. The
munltlon and commissary columns which
which lasted for months entaed particularly difficult ser
also suffered severely through
deadul roads the general wenes and the insufficient
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

match OF the individual Frenchman. What made
a living hell was the work OF the French artillery
In strength. with huge supplies Of ammunition {
spent laSshly Life In the trenches became
nightmare and stamped as unforgettable heroes thu
went through with It without finching
onto comparatively small area the French O
threw a hundred thousand shells. We found FIR
ment IN which the commanding officer calcu
eighteen bombs must be the allowance Der metre
trench, these eighteen bombs to be used not in
within one or two hours! The rapidty OF the ar
was therefore as great that of an ordinary ma
grenades Of every calibre. "Drum-fre" IS the nan
sort OF artillery fire. and Its effects were simply
unspeakable. The barbed wire was completely
was clean wiped out Of existence; the trenches 7
tened into mounds. their foundations crumbled !;
known sort OF earthworks we're able TO withstand
for even short time But German discipline. IL
heroism held out
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
The Cover of Prince Oscars New Book
The Cover of Prince Oscars New Book
The Winter Battle in the
Champagne February
Is to March l8, 1915
BY His Royal Highness Prince Oscar, Fifth
Son of Emperor William.

-T7tE great Winter battle in the Champagne has
fought. and has resulted in brilliant victory. which
witnessed with my eyes
The has already begun busiy her heavy VEIL
and side by side with the walks her sisteoblvon
We've dare forget. Not only because
the Champagne the and longest defensive
battle the history of the world and resulted magnin
victory ourselves only gratitude
leaders soldiers who accomplished superhuman
endured the unspeakable and yet undaunted fought
there Is another deeper salient why
forget refer hero dead, who. with incom
parable seabnegaon, their lives king
for Emperor and empire. for home and nation.
As child which Of has not stood the OF
unknown hero thrilling rap
furious fearsome awe" On the heights north OF lie Mesn
the Champagne there of this which should
be dear German heart but II the
unknown hero of bygone days Many brave
glorious much noble blood OF beloved
ton have found their last resting place
Ou brothers, and husbands inferred there.
Many thousands Of heroes,
silence slumberng there under the very which they
themselves dauness fearless reckless danger
10 the last breath, from beyond grave
forget the for which
Willingly lives
We the living, who heroes accom-.
pshed anu how they urthered lower
memory OF them and in spirit lay laurel wreath upon
hill. vowing that we will go and do likewise.
In order thoroughly significance OF the
the Champagne appreciate
achievements of briefly summarize
circumstances which made the
which intended the struggle compass and
the made this
TO y few sentences will suffice his clear I
vas necessary to crush the first large aggressive movement
the Of the French Who hurting army
and artillery against us in the Cham
wedge into lines in order break the steel
chan with which the German army had encrcled their and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
ARMS ACADEMY TO
PLAY HERE SATURDAY
Brattleboro High School to Open Foot
ball Season-Coach Stolte Has Good
Material.

Brattleboro high schools football
team will play the first game Of the
season against Arms academy of Shell
burne Falls at Island park Saturday
afternoon at $50 0 o'clock. Last year
these teams met III the second game Of
the season Tor the local team and
Brattlehoro won by a score of II 10
S, a fair indication that the teams are
evenly matched.
The local team has q schedule which
calls for two games with each of the
three other teams in the Glover league,
Vermont e ademy of SaXtons River,
Below ralls and Keene high schools,
but the. e vacant dates in the
schela ., one of these has been
filed l--- .l- game with Arms acad-
envy.
There are 3omc holes to fill in the
local line this wear, but Coach Stolte
says that She opponents viii find they
have been well plugged and that grad
uation has not taken from the team
all OF the star men. The backfeld is
intact with the exception Ct Kaine, at
quarterback. The coach promises some
surprises in the men who will succeed
ahat star pair of ends, Harlow and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
What
Dry
eanings
Will Do

Dry Cleaning is no longer con-
sidcred luxury. 1t is no more
Of a luxury 10 have your outer
garments dry cleaned than it is
to nave your lighter articles Of
clothing washed when they are
soilcd. Dry cleaning has ostab-
nsEed as Q practical economy
that everyone should take aa-
vantage Of.
CLOTHING PROPERLY DRY
CLEANED and PRESSED will
wear enough longer to moro than
pay for the cleaning, besides the
advantage of the better, heater,
new appearance given the gar
monts ~ ttts service.
Dry cl5aninG rot only removes
al grease GI.3 dirt, but it also
dostrcys dircaca gorms and moth
cggs, ard t~1ghlc1s tie colors,
raises tho nap and froshc1s tho
fabric without taking TIC lie
out Of the goods on !atlr5ug them
in any way
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
SpoTting Notes.

Tv Cobb S dream of 400 batting
average for 1915 has faded.
Another hope Of the Braves smashed
Brooklyn failed to stop the Phillies.
First football game of the season at
Island park Saturday with Arms acad
envy of Shelburne Falls the visiting
team.
Cincinnati with mighty good chance
cf finishing in the first division has
been hard hit in Chicago. By the same
token the Cubs climbed out of the celia,
in quick order.
Detroit ran up against team that
was not willing to clay down. Wal
ter Johnson apparently plays to win re
gardless of the standing of his team q
that of his opponent. -
Now is the time for high school pu
pills to show whether they are going t
support their school football team an.
better this season than in the past. Tn
usual attendance at high school gam
\ is a disgrace to the school. 1t indicate
! to those who are not members and VIII
never have been, but who 90 to sho1
an interest in school activities, tina
the high school pupils themselves hay
10 school interest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

Wilson, and Kaine at quarter and Rat
tie at guard. He had good material from
the freshman class and is making use
of it.
1t is not known here whether Capt.
q Brlen of the Arms team graduated
last year, but if he did not the visitors
are sure to have one man who will
keep the entire local team guessing
when he starts anything. He was a
wonder last year and did practically
all of the effective advancing Of the
ball.
In any event the game will be worth
while seeing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
American League.

At Washington
Washington, 4
Detroit, ) Z
johnson and Ainsmith; Oldham, Du
buc and Stanage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

Mrs. T. l.. Barney and Mrs. 3. S.
Miller. has returned to her home.
Miss Lenna Wilson of Dummerston
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Leroy VIII
der this week
Mr.. and Mrs d. w Harris went to
Dummerston today to attend the funer-
al OF 4. G. Walker.
DR.. and Mrs. W. F. Mann and daugh-
ter of Barre are guests of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. r. Il. Mann. for week.
Mrs. Ella Fox of Wilmington, who
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
SPORTING NEWS
WEST RIVER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Jamaica Team Finished Season with Percentage of 9l7
Won Last Ii Games Straight-Every Man Jamaica
Resident
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

Jamaica is Justly proud of its ball
team Of 1915 in the West River league,
and doubIy so from the fact that ev-
cry player is resident of the town.
Starting the season without hired play
era and without any great expectations
of success, they gradually gained CON
Gdcncc and finished the league season
with a percentage of 917, winning the
last II games straight also winning
the cup and an exhibition game played
with Townahend at Brattleboro.
The team has received the unquali-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

fed support OF the townspeople and has
deserved it. All through the season
the members spent their energies in
careful practice, in trying to get right
and keep right and while as a team
they had the true fighting instinct and
a desire to win, there was no inciina-
ton toward rowdyism, neither did amy
OF them show a disposition to argue
with the umpire or their opponents
The men showed themselves to be gen
tlemen as well as ball players, and
they deserve the success that came to
them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. i. II. Davenport spent
yesterday in Bernardston.
William NJ. Reardcn of Concord, y.
H., has boben q visitor in town
Miss Mildred Alexander is having 4
week 3 vacation from her work in the
telephone office.
Miss Elizabeth Richards of Chicopee.
Mass, who had been visiting here with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
Chicago at Cleveland.
'Af Philadelphia ct Washington.
Only two games scheduled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

had visited i'll the home Of her son,
Fred Fox, since before the Valley
fair. returned 90 her home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Mckay and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Winchester are at
tending the fair in Wilmington today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

Only two teams played in the Nation
al league Monday, but By those two
games double header-fve teams
shifted positions in the league stand
ing. # that is not shutting EN- let s
hear what IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29
National League.

National League Games Today.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Brooklyn at New York.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Only three games scheduled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-29

OR dry cleaning process is es-
pocially cdapSed to cleaning
expensive fabrics CT sensitive
colors. Silk and fine wooden
goods, deliberately trimmed ball
and party gowns, opera cIoaks
and wraps Of every description,
plain or fancy waists, etc.-au
arc cleaned and returned to you
looking ike new,
SILK, SATIN, COTTON AND
WOODEN DRESSES, TEA
GOWNS, OPERA CLOAKE,
PLAIN AND FANCY WAISTS,
SKIRTS, CoRsBTs, KID AND
elk GLOVES, Hats, Slippers,
Costs, Wraps, Kimonos. Furs-
Ill are successfully handled. 1t
is not necessary TO remove trim
mings or Innings, OF rip q single
ae9m in the garment to be treat
CO by this process. All articles
after being dry cleaned, arc
carefully pressed into perfect
share, cxnuisitcly finished, care
fully packed ara returned with
all of their natural softness and
richness of fabric and color.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-03
SINK TWO MORE BRITISH SHIPS
Ten German Unnder-sea Craft Con-
tinue to Scourge Commerce of Al
Ies-Siavs Win Victories.

London, April Item German sub
marines, including the U-2S. have been
operating off the west coast of Eng
land during the past few days, and
have added two more British steam
ers, the Flaminian and Crown of Cas-
tile, to their list of victims, totaling
five since Saturday. There was no
loss of life on the Flaminian and
Crown of CASTLE, the crews of each
being given bare time in which to get
into their boats. In the case of the
latter vessel, however, the submarine
fired before the crew left the steamer
and shells passed along the bridge on
which the captain and an apprentice
were standing.
Austrian losses in Lyutta valley and
the province of Bereg northeast Hun
gary) on the day of March % are es-
timated at $4,000, according to dis
patches received by Swiss news
papers. These advices state that a
column of 1000 Austrians was annihi-
lated in less than an hour during
desperate action in Bereg province,
six miles north of VerecZke.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-03
IA TO Be RAISED
AT $4,000 COST
CONGRESS SETS ASIDE SUM TO
RUSH SALVAGE BY Pom
: TooN METHOD.
DIVING TUBE IS TESTED
MAY TAKE TWO WEEKS TO GET
WATERLoGGED SUBMARINE
FROM BOTTOM OF SEA.
western Newspaper Onion News Service.


Honolulu, T. H., April las a re-
suit of the Navy Departments author
izatlon of $4,000 for the work of
raising the submarine FL, believed to
be waterlogged on the ocean bed just
outside the harbor entrance. officials
here under the leadership of Lieuten-
ant C. E. Smith, submarine flotilla
commander, have made plans for salv-
age operations on big scale.
All efforts to raise by cables an OBJ
ject said by officials to be the lost
F-4 having failed, the pontoon method
will now be used. Six hundred-ton
scows will be towed to the spot be-
meath which, in forty-five fathoms of
water, the submarine is believed to be
lying. After the scows have been
weighted with water, chains hooked
to the F4 will be attached to them.
Then the water will be pumped out
of the scows and, their bulls rising,
they will lift the hulk below. The
laborious process will be continued I'M
til the submarine is brought to the
surface. 1t may take two weeks.
An improvised diving tube, with
which it is hoped to facilitate the salv-
age operations, is being put through
number of tests before the risk is
taken of placing a diver in it and low
ering him into deep water.
Further graphing for the submarine
has been discontinued until the new
equipment is ready. Hope was aban-
doned several days ago of saving any
of the twenty-one men imprisoned in
the F4.
Expert divers from the New York
navy yard were ordered to Honolulu
to aid in raising the sunken submarine
F-4 They will leave at once for San
Francisco to board steamer for Ha
wall
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-03
ROAD LOAN OF $4,000
PROPOSED IN HOUSE BY REPRE-
SENTATIVE DALEY.
Pitkin County Man Introduces Resolu-
ton to Make UP Highway Needs
Until Special Levy Is Collected.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denyer.-Relief for the unemployed
of Colorado, most of them coal miners
displaced during the strike, is in sight
If the Legislature passes a resolution
introduced in the House by Represen-
tative Daley. This resolution pro-
vides that the state shall barrow $780,
600 in anticipation of the half-mill
levy for good roads, which does not
become available until next year. 1t
has the support of Governor Carlson,
and has been Endorsed by Hugh j.
Alexander, treasurer of the committee
on unemployment appointed by the
governor.
This committee includes besides Mr..
Alexander, F. j. Radford, president of
the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce,
and A. A. Reed of Boulder 1t was
named to prepare a plan for furnish
ing as much work as possible for the
miners who were thrown out of en-
ployment by the strike and such other
men as are unable to make living.
until such time as conditions improve
in the industries.
MT. hdqIOru, working Win the
county commissioners of Las Animas
county, has provided employment for
several hundred men in the vicinity
of Trinidad These men are engaged
at 20 cents an hour to work upon the
highways, and they have been work
ing three eight-hour days a week. In
that way they earn enough to keep
their families from absolute wants.
They are paid in orders upon mer-
chants for supplies, and these orders
are redeemed by the county commits
sionerS.
If the state can legally anticipate
the returns from the half-mill levy by
the issue of warrants or certificates
of Indebtedness, the fund will be dis
tributed largely in the districts where
the need is greatest and especially in
Las Animas, Huerfano, Boulder, FIRE.
mont and Gunnison counties. 1t is
expected that a certain amount of as
sistance will be furnished by the
counties. so that perhaps a half mil
lion dollars Immediately will become
available.