The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-03
HOLDS ITS COURAGE.
FRENCH BULLETIN EMPHASIZES
RESULTS OF THEZSTRUGGLE

RESULTS OF THEsSTBUGGLE
FRANCE IS UNCONQUERED
The French View of the War Through
the Fail-Bulletin Francois Ar
riyes in This Country With the
French Side Of the Struggle Around
Ypres in the Fall.
Two million men were engaged on
the. German side in October and NOV
ember when the kaiser's forces ham,
mered at the Allies lines in an at
tempt to break through to Dunklrk
and Calais. Around Ypres alone the
invaders losses were more than l2O,-
600 men. These statements are mace
in a semi-oficial account OF the hgnt-
ing in Flanders, which takes up three
pages Of the Bulletin Francois, copies
of which reached this country recent
ly.
In the article warm praise is given
to the British and Belgian troops, and
II is several times emphasized, IN
contradiction of German reports, that
the soldiers of England and France
instead Of being at daggers' points,
are living and fighting in close sym
pathy and form, according to the Bull
letin, a military fraternity.
AS translated, the article in the De-
cember Bullein reads, in part:
"The hour has arrived when the
balance Of these last weeks can be es-
tablshed and the results clearly seen.
The formidable attempt by the Ger
mans first to turn the left of ourselves
and our allies, and then, that having
been, prevented, to break through, has
.entirely failed. By the effort the enc
INV tried to repair the defeats of the
Marne, and they have only added an
other check to the failure Of Septem-
Der.
"What as the situation at the be-
ginning Of October /? The Belgian
army came out of Antwerp intact, but
too exhausted to participate in the ac-
tions then pending. The English army
had left the Aisne to operate in the
north. The army of Gen. de Castle
nau did not extend on its left south of
Arras. The army Of Gen. Maudhuy
stretched out from that point to the
south of Lille. Further on were the
territorial cavalry and the marines.
This as not sufficient force to meet
the German advance.
Gen. Joffre, the commander-in-
chief, ordered Gen. Foch to the COM
mand Of the armies of the north. Re
inforcements were sent him in the en-
suing three weeks, and during that
period the rail and automobile SER
vices operated. day and night, hurry
ing up reinforcements. They arrived
on time by divisions and by corps,
every man beng animated by an ad-
mirable spirit.
about the 20th of October our
battle line was from Nieuport to Dix
nude, between which places one of
our divisions and the marines held
the railroad. Meanwhile, just back Of
them, the Belgian army was being re-
organized. South Of Dixmude, and
along the canal, our line stretched to
the east, forming before Ypres a vast
half circle occupied by four French
and one British army corps. The line
then descended toward the south of
Messines to Armientieres, forming
two sections, the first held by the
English and the second by the
French.
1.-The German attack has as its OBJ
ject the seizure of Dunkirk, which
was necessary if Calais and Boulogne
were to be reached. The purpose was
to envelop US and cut the British
lines of communication to the sea.
All the heavy artillery was brought
up from Antwerp and made ready for
use against the Allies. What happen
ed?
ION the 3rd of November the, at
tack was made and repulsed, crush
ing the enemy, who had managed to
gain the left bank of the river. We
then pushed the German rear guard
into the water, and to this day Ger
man cannon and the carcasses Of their
animals can be seen half buried in the
water and mud.
Finding it impossible to turn our
left, the enemy tried to break
through our lines. This was the bat
tie of Ypres. a furious and savage
struggle, with the German command
ers hurting their organizations in
enormous masses, regardless Of the
life Of their men, sacrificing all for
end they hoped to attain.
''This end was not attained. Dur
ing the following three weeks we suf-
fered and withstood their repeated
and frantic attacks. All these attacks
were repulsed, and this despite the
fact that our front, with its circular
form, was not easy to maintain.
"In these actions about Ypres the
armies of France and England work
ed in the closest union, and this
union, in which cooperation was so
splendidly maintained, is worthy to
be recorded on the brightest pages Of
military history.
"On November II the Germans
were successful to the north of Ypres
and crossed the canal in two places.
A day passed and they were thrown
back to the other side. On the 18th
also they gained little ground south
of Ypres, but this loss was quickly re-
gained, and by the 18th their attacks
had become fewer and our position by
then was practically impregnable.
subsequent actions by the Ger
mans were likewise repulsed and in
these encoul ters we were brilliantly
supported by our allies. These actions
have sealed the fraternity of the al
lied troops, and the energy of our re-
sistance has liAawise encouraged and
strengthened the confidence of the
Belgians.
''The losses of the Germans GER
tainly aYcaad 100 00D rnen In cer-