The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
Stand of the Fighting 10th
Adds Glory TO Irish Arms
Bulgars in Overwhelming Force Pushed Allied Division
h.. Back, but Paid in Slaughter for Every Yard
Machine Guns Fire Murderous.
SHAMROCKS KNEW ENEMY HAD WON

lery n the clitter-clatter Of the ma
In guns ana the sharp snap of the
rii1es were the hoarse cries OF tho half
maddened Bulgars. whose onirers eyer
drove them on TO the death that came
quick and hot from the British trenches
men OF splendid physique they were tina,
raced our hail OF lead, cheering in n
sort OF Wild euthanasia Of battle. with
ousies and trunpets blowing iefian,
cnailenge as in the kniyh,ly DAYS of
tne Journey. They did not know. many
OF them, whether they were attacking
french. British or Turk. but unoues-
%tionins. %unthinking. they came on with
a fearlessness of life deserving of a
oettcr cause. lcapiny into our trenches
ana tal'ing back dead with a bullet In
the throat or a bayonet wound in tho
breast or with head blown off by one
of our shells.
but it was. for all our grim resist.
ance. "A hopeless Kind of struggle. sooner
or later that unceasing rtrearn o. men
issuing out OF the narrow dehle mus,
sweep US back. Always the enemy re-
turned TO the charge, undeterred by
heavy loses, undismayed by our deadly
gun ana magazine fire. The line held.
ana 10 their cheers We answered with our
own cheers. and 10 their cries we gave
back answer with our own cries. and IL
sometimes the hin line faltered the
shouts OF officers and men. Stick IL.
Joiiy boys give EN- hell. Connaughts,
brought new life and new strength.
IN the end We gave the enemy his
dearly bought line Of trenches and slowly
fell back TO our second line " positions.
where the remainder Of the division
joined up and helped to beat OFT the sus-
tanned attacks, which lacked uaugh, in
violence. All day the Bulgars alter
nately bomharded and charged us. There
seemed TO be thousands and thousands
N them. They gave US no rest at night.
Wherever We stood they rained an un-
ceas!ng fusillade Of shell upon us and
fo.lowed each rafale up with "A deter
mind Infantry attack.
COMMUNICATING the Tenth Division in
the proportion Of at least eight 10 one.
they were obstinately bent on it's destruc-
ton at whatever cost to themselves. Their
archery far exceeded ours in weight OF
metal, but In effectiveness there was no
comparison. Almost all our shells told,
while many OF theirs did no more than
splinter the rocks yards away. So Mon
lay. December s. was passed with the
Tenth Division nightly pressed but still
| well able to hold its own. Tuesday the
| It'll was an exact replica OF the previous
day.
/ "~s0 Ius Owos
The Bulgars heavily bombarded our
line: then sent forward strong s,orminE
parties before whom we reco.led a title,
: nut no more. The division never lost
its cohesion, and Il gave ground only at
the rate of two miles a day. which liz a
proof. II any were needed. OF the eplen-
did rearguard action that this much out
numbered force fought. our artillery
kept them In sufficient check to give Us
all the respite We needed. and the rifle
fire OF the different regiments bit lping
wounds in the enemy mass that helped
TO throw them into temporary confusion.
"Teodorow. the Bulgarian General. is
"A great believer In the German method
OF attack. He reCkons no loss in men
is too great II the objective be gained.
The objective in this case was the deci-
nation Of the Tenth Division. and under
his orders the Bulgars charged and
charged until the snowd lifts over which
the battle was fought was black with
the recumbent forms OF his men.
W fought as at Mons. The arrow
head OF the division consisting OF two
or three regiments. the Dublins, the
MINISTERS and the C~onnaughts. took the
shock OF the enemy attacks. while the
sides made good their retirement, then
the arrowhead rapidly fell back AMI
Joined up with the main body. while
other regiments received the shock in
turn.
I'm the two days we drew four miles
nearer 10 the Greek frontier. II we
could continue to maintain this deliber-
ate rate OF retirement with our forma-
tons still intact we could hope for sal
walton. for we knew that reenrorcements
were due.
THE night of the eth the Bulgars
made a final attempt to smash our re-
sistance, They redoublcd the force Of
their bombardment they increased still
more the momentum of their infantry
attacks. They came very near to achiey-
ing their urpos and there were hours
when one would have asked PRAYERS for
I the Tenth Division. but British bulldog
courage and ohstinacy withstood all the
fury of the enemy's onset. and our
mountain artillery always found an easy