The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
STRATEGY WON
HARD FIGHT CARENCY
Long ana desperate Engagement Crowned With Sur.
render OF Thousands of Germans-Eyewitness
Tells Story of the Great Battle.

10 break dow the resistance OF the
Gcinidns. The attack on the left OF
the position WAS not 40 fortunate in lie
results. as far as the quarry was con.
,erned However. our troops were filled
with a burning desire to triumph.
A the cost OF serious losses, which
were no, out OF proportion to the i'm.
rortance OF the object attacked. W
ach'c,ed a victory. Our tr, ops swarmed
over the slopes and dashed from grour
to group Of the houses west Of the town
The groups OF the HOUSES oist OF the
|, WIN were captured at the same time
In this section the enemy had resisted
Tor two hours with remarkable stub
bornness.
The defenders OF Carcncy capitulatcd
AT : 30 o'clock In the afternoon. A cry
suddenly went up from our trenches:
Captain. they are su~rrenderlns.'
SurrcWdrr, Cr.iWg "kamcrsd!"
"rhirty-nve yards from our position
hands were lifted and handkerchief Il
waved. Little 10y little the s~ilhouettcs
OF German soldiers, were seen above
the parapets. II Is possible that the
G., man units who were holding posi-
lions r,rth OF the village were able
To- retreat toward Ablain. but those who
held the south and centre did not dare
risk this adventurous movement through
fields narrowed by shells and widely
scpar ated from their trenches.
They came down the slopes. waving
their arms. smiles on their lips. cxclsim-
ing:
"'Eametad! Eamerad"
All kinds OF accents, Bavarian, Saxon
and Baden Badcn were mingled In the
cultural concert. suddenly the defls
stopped and under the mocking gaze OF
our noble po!lus the German officers
came forward In turn, escorted by their
orderlies. How long this procession
lasted from gallery to gallery may he
ina med when II is stated that more
thar 1000 Germans surrendered at this
point.
The prisoners entered our trenches,
where they examined our guns with the
eyes Of experts. Many OF Tim were I'M
able to resist tho temptation OF standing
mp to the guns as II they were about to
shoot and then exclaimins in their own
tongue. 'Ausgezeichnet.' Ore OF our In
fantrynen translated the expression into
Partisan argot, saying. TIL trouves ca
rien bath. he. mon colon thought,
Translated the foregoing would he
Something swell eh, Colonel?l
"Thc procession continued as far as
he cut from the galleries. The Germans
were tired but not weak. They were re.
signed. but hostile. They were forced
to follow the railway line and one hour
later we're all gathered in the head.
quarters.
THE officers held themselves erect
clicking their heels together as they
passed before the General. He sough,
infor nation as to who was in command
Of the German position. Following tho
request OF "A French officer there was a
slight hesitation. but finally the Germar
Colonel advanced and gave a confused
explanation. He said he had arrived
preme command. He evidently did moi
care to have his name linked with the
engaCcmcn'.
"He spoke OF his General with a wor.
ried air. He was asked: Has he beer
found?' At this there was an embarrassed
silence. II seems to he evident from
this that there was a Brigadier-Genera
at Carency In command OF the Ger.
mans and that he was either killed o.
badly wounded.
Some Of the prisoners told OF then
impressions when under the French fire
They may be summed up in two phrases
Your fire is mathematician II You,
infantry came on MS so swiftly tina
We could not resist
Might came on. Our troop pushet
on traigh toward Ablain Saint Ma
zsire. What were they to find there
II the Germans were audacious enough
they might still have been able to hol,
the position. but II was risky. Their,
was suddenly a great flare in the SIX,
1T was Ablain aiame.