El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-29
SHELLS ASSIST
BRITISH TROOPS
Keep the Germans in Their
Dugouts While British
Charge to Seize Them.

With the British Army in France.
Sept 2s.-CVia London, Eng, Sept es-1
! How greatly the British curtains of
fire help the infantry forward was evil
denced today in operations against
difficult section Of the German front.
you have Just time to get into a
( tree top and see us 20 after the Schwa-
ben redoubt,' said a staff general TO
the correspondent Of the Associated
Press today. Attacks have been so
numerous along the British front in
I the last few days. that even IT IN
formed Of all befor ehand the CORE
spondeut would have u possess a dual
personality to be present at all The
offensive is being pressed with sus-
tanned and tireless fury
Schwabeu redoubt is beyond Thlep-
val. which was taken Tuesday. \
crucifiv crowned this ridge. Where IL
stood became the center Of the strong
est defence German industry and in
genuity could build This was the goal
IF the Clstermen in their heroic charge
on July I. when they fell face forward
under the storm of machine gun fire
sent from the site OF the former
Kept Up Artillery Fire.
IN all the weeks since July I the
British made no further attempt "a
this hill Their trenches were in the
same place as before that day The
manned where it was when the Ger
mans first formed their defensive line.
But while the British were swinging
from the south. where the grand at
tack on July ] had succeeded they had
given Thiepval and Schwaben redoubr
a fair daily allowance II shell fire,
though making no infantry attack
Began Attacking From side.
For nearly three months TINS SOFT
eninS process continued. Then when
the British had gained the ridges run
ming at angle with the old German
line Of Thiepval they began TO take
fresh interest in that first old line
They did not have To attack 1t in front,
but approached il from the side as well.
having IL in crushing wise one
German officer who was captured said
he did not think the British good
enough soldiers 10 attack in this way.
which was Just the way the British
did attack after their lesson OF July /
And we hope the Germans viii con-
tinue 10 think US stupid" said a British
staff officer
steady Pounding Maintained
But beyond Thiepval was that last
commanding high ground south Of the
Ancre- Bare and brown Il looked this
morning and distinct were the German ]
trenches. which We're going TO get It.
at a given moment
Meanwhile all along the line Of bat
tie CAME just the steady gunfire which
has been maintained without intermis-
sion Of late This keeps the Germans
always under strain. destroying their
works as fast as they can dig They
never know when or where such things
as happened this morning at Schwa-
ben redOubt may happen
Then Goes the SHE'D of Fire
And suddenly balls Of smoke. SO
thick that they soon became a cloud
were laid over the German first line
On the ridge and every one breaking
with an ugly flash. Kissing. crashing
death laid its gripping clinglng man
tie over this trench whose inmates
could survive only by hugginG then
duguurs- Every shell seemed TO fal
between two imaginary lines OF tape
laid for the guidance Of the gunners-
~ hen the rain Of steel cea sea- the
British soldicT-. Ginning their arrival TO
the cessation, we're over the parapet
and at the DORIS Of the dUCouts. Then
on the next french in the same fashion.
hillside as shields for the advancing
waves Of KHAKI /
Then Come the German shells.
And the Germans came back. their =
shells screaming through the British 3
shell curtain. trying 20 check the hu-
man waves But unless their curtains /
were laid in the right place they were !
wasted A line Of infantry may be
fairly safe with a curtain shell fire loo
yards on either side
Tomorrow those waves may break
with sudden intensity al some other
point along the battle line and another
village or system OF trenches may he
taken.
Three quarters OF Schwaben redoubt
Is in British hands and 500 or 500 pris-
oners were shelled out OF their dug
outs.
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