The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
VICTORY DESCRIBED
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ground had been prepared with a view
to defence inch by inch.
Communicating trenches uniting
! the two lines and protected by acces-
sorry defences permitted the dividing
OF the ground in case part of the first
I line yielded.
Three Day 5ombardment.
For three days our batteries bonn
barded the German positions We
made use of the most recent artillery
and were after an examination of the
conquered trenches to witness its
dreadful effect. AT certain points the
levelling OF the trenches was com
plete. The protecting caves were fill
ed. AS to the network of barbed wire
1t was torn up everywhere. or des-
4 troyed
Our fire covered the entire length
OF the first position. and with long
range cannon bombarding routes and
/ railroads. certain German units found
their supplies cut off and remained as
hours without provisions.
The moral effect was no less DOW
erful. Even the interruption OF the
bombardment increased the nervous
ness OF our adversary. who uselesslv
began concentrated artillery and
musket fire.
The clear sky OF September 22 and
% permitted precise regulation OF OBJ
seryation on the land and in the air.
On the morning OF September rs the
i grey clouds were very low. At
m. rain began to fall and at g:l5
O'Clock the attack was ordered.
This human wave. which on a
front OF more than fifteen miles. AZ
the same moment and with the same
dash burst upon and covered the
enemy's trenches. comprised French.
men from all parts OF France and her
colonies
In several minutes our men. at the
cost OF small loss-small nearly every.
where-jumped into the German
trenches, and mastered their defend
ers and continued their course for
ward with audaciOusness. despite- the
soggy ground. despite the resistance
or the enemy who rapidly with their
reserves arranged into mediary posi-
tons. or who under the support or
perpendicular communicating trenches
directed a FIRE from machine guns and
infantry on the TANKS of our troops
during the forward movement
Advance Was Rapid
AT three points the advance was
particularly rapid. Near Souain we
directed three divergent attacks. cap
tured several works and entered
trenches called Won Kluck and Won
Ilrpltz Then We penetrated Trench
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tured the field railroad camps ana
depots Is the direction OF the Souain.
/ Tahure road.
ITO the right other contineents in
( is inmates captured an enemy salient
called The Pocket Noon found them
pushing the Souain Tahure road ana
attaining the slopes Of Hin 193
North OF Because jour while the Ger
man resistance was being maintained
on the heights of La Buttee du Mesni;
we had taken on the west riacis in the
wooded region in Fer dc Lance and
Demi Lune an entire fortified system
. comprising no less than five success.
sive lines about 200 feet In extent
I This gain permitted US TO push from
Perthes 70 Cernay as far a. the Maisoa
Z de Champagne
In the eastern part OF the attack
ing front we did not pass the first
Z position. The colonial infantry I'm "a
magnificent dash captured the bastion
[ formed by Hlll 1871. fn less than an
hour the Hand Of Massigcs" belonged
10 them
AT the end Of the day we had ar
| rived 10 the north OF Souain and north
/ Of PerJhes in contact even with the
second German positions supporting
itself on The butte OF souaiu and the
butte of Tahuro.