New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
Ranks of German Dead
Shelled in Gh0stly Charge
Silhouettes Advancing Across SnowCad Plain Scorn
French Fire and Morning Light Discloses
Them as Bodies Of the Slain.
Bv FRED s. PITNEN.
IBy Gable 10 Tie Tribunr ]

Paris March IA wounded dead
lay on the battlefield so hy that of morning
they advancing the attack The officer was in the
trenches Hill before Vacherauvile.
daybreak valley between hills the French
yards dark line which slowly took tho
figures shouetted the all con-
but there could be doubt that the Germans were pepr
ing assault.
The artillery eephoned 75s" fred the German
The trenches could the wide gaps the
enemy but still the Germans did not give way
Under hail Of shells they stood s ana neither advanced 10Y 20
treated Only day did the French see the truth
The dark of they had been firing on was great pile OF
bodies Surprised by the French fire the evening before "e attempt
ing the column had been annhated and IN the mt
closely packed together than many bodies had
remained upright
Mined areas played important part breaking the German
offensive against Verun, they thousand German Ve
sapper who part the French offensive in Champagne last
Sneh tells Of the last attempt the du Poiyre Sat
urday the Geman have left that part OF the ne alone lie
I'VE we're in the first line flank of the Cote du Povre and
exnd an attack evening The intensity of the German can
ronade showed they intended something cXaordna but our
barbeo wire mines maeuse and our spirit gave Us
be debauch of shells fantastic and aaos reported
tho Germans masg village Of Louvemo where their mum
ocrs great impossible for them to conceal themselves ana
b seemed 10 spread over huge drove of cattle
Of those fabulous ranches Of Western America
oon after midday the captain said to me- You are designated %
tho most that controls field 1t delicate work Good luck!
GERMANS IGNORE SKY WARNING
had 70 90 to little the field where there
~ hutton 70 which from all the mines laid under the
Ground for hundred yards further and there wait inc
g 49,. cors Nv route was by tunnel small that in places
hrongb on NV belly shelter when reached was like a
tomb Of and earth and mud y ndrIo" 0"' j" ~ ' ~ VIZ
sole contact with the living world it,, e
Tbe sun settled and the heavens flew yellow nag
g Of death at the Germans gave no need cou see
to NacheFauVHe ike "oc
hand whic polluted the white snow
"cbes fell increasingly their pointed helmets ana tne o
;ro sbrapne was low hanging cloud over thelr heaus'
night the Germans advanced win uo ao'"t
Da believed our trenches failed under the Of shell
d .ho, tbcv could sezet the Cote du Povrc
"' " COZ n1ERs STICK TO RUINED TRENCHES
"or trenches and shelters were IN runs, 1t 'u' '
hd a We were with rifles loaded and e"y.
o within two hundred yards of post and the herman
stopped - xoor oor,o from behind me- I. was
h,. o the rifles and mitraieuses OF my conadeS '.
inc cors Of the line, cursng threw thense'es o. %
ground breath came quch' , 1 ,ootr. tr,tor vat
- .ho, to reach the field. iioac shouts came 10
e t ,be deem roll Of Watch on the Rhme ana ie
.nraro forward furiously the assault running g'so'
b,t mostly falling bloody heap on inc Whle SNOW"
ins ~ ,bv reached field Ny heart Ieaped my manu-
,;ed until thes crowded by hundreds on the a'a f"P
.n ,d ben-a slight pressure of my index hnger.
OF ioe,;c TEMPEST of smoke and steel and he was re
" to;no that I saw? assure you have seen IT, 81" "
' soe bpr,lng aof | entire pe"ed up 'ro" '''
so,olca crater Of the enemy "as "o"'.' F 1 -
,h erookinp hole scattered around IT, t"I''od co
half buried n the snow