Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
COLONIAL TROOPS
SHOW FINE SPIRIT
Remarkable Stories of Hero.
ism Are Related of the
Lads Who Fought at
Hurtebise.


n-or,.,rordsnco Of Tho Associated Press
E..n.h Ero,.- NJ 1s Cor,. 81
e''h 'oi''' +@' ~ :
the most dashing acts OF herolsm OF
the great war are related in connec-
,ion with the cantpre and holding. in
.n;.. - dosnor.,o Coco, ros;s,anoa
sp''e Vi ue9p.i "'e ma" e''''a"Ie'
by the french colonial troops. OF the
farm OF Hurtebise. The place has
bccn often mentioned in the official
.or,,,,,n;.,,;ons 81 tho ma- o@oo -
,i,n nrso ~ ~ ocnnt t ho,t,o % fo .hn m
.ne .ou; s~ Vi ,e ,ho SLo Da,e.e don n NJ ate
poSSgss,In pI - u ,La tne Tnn .,h m ueo 49, lanes os,
81 @ Hoau o' '"I TLO "oanen' Aa'd ~ t1' prese 49,
Jss. VI ao',Ie ' ~
,hoio of tSn Grht;n o " ~ ,,;c;,,,' @
I..Sr -, ~ aS . ~ ;tt a.. -.
G.ors ,nd ~ % u'ho HI h,d M d;s.];nan;s ] Nd
,Lo,,soi,, ann 'l.L - WV nd | La.J Lh 'o.a 81.
,horI 'e stor;.s , ~ IL. ~ ssr;os @u of ,o,;nns I'm
data;Is % % ~ ,''h;nh ,"arn ~, ohta;nohi"
~ 80 .hn hi, III " ~ .ho w.. n',n noa oD.a,,'"'''
:" umr,ai;sn i eHsn g. a- nv osse"G'i nnts ~ 1914
,,han tn pi,,oLor ",m' ,a, tU" .oJ % a.. M 20 !,
w. " M,.npain Diu Na was ~ u NJ ms oa' ui II
,G. y @ smns % nf Sany ey anu nouo r,i;,, uiu., t,,.
Lo ~ ,ha m naaeo"' oi;t;on ;so - ~ tLas saS he .he
ny 81 t.e poo,sion, ] a.mn 'n4ee II, VIZ .
ps pbser,,;on al" o;,,s ~ ,inr dor,;r,t;,a - a" ,he M
iii '''" P'''''' "o'''''"'''s wv
Tbs c.ru.,s had d.o;dod - hold
:. ~ a no"t "a nnI .hau ~ nolu
s,-nctsd T ,nost @ sc;1If,,i % Ivy Ss.n mau .J, Ja
5sns;ue orLs ,Uo' sNut oNnas.n systeih VI & u
E.iSe .II"e s To,Gs' hnrh rn eGis'Stlns ~ aeep
trnnches I'D shai,os. :, a,,h;nh ''n.n
d;sno.ad- az Jn.ona SNtef', ~ Mna0" VIZ
Mo,n,:th, U? ,sad;a S III IL .ta I"I,a J:a; guns;
H. vi. IL .t o. ~. @ a',eu'''. "
formerIv @ WAS S tho Er.nnh h"My. Ma..;no mi'I.n H.,
f,rtrU cor"s Wa s,n.,nod H. ons;t;n nGte .al i
tnL !, 'orps, - s'u,.nuu ene 'Gsa'I'i ;i "a e'id
W." It vi Pe,;sf ;s mn, e.. -. Ap'' io'
:. ~ f ei % oe'ii. ~
would 49, 40 e.,onat n .'e -, ;a w; n'ahs an
noe;t;on ] ~ so M w,iu.bIep ipt &, ~ ,ham, hsn'" anJ .n
dur;ro ,l,e ,;ah, IS Az, W 7s.' ~ ; a,u
mant of ~ 1om,1os S y, ,ras Hpn son. a. o., .es,
I;eye III. cnion;,,s WOO ,,In aa' , up ~
harsted aud hnd snffornd mnJ ,,,'.h WI frea,
nSnos,rs T aftar r' 10 9ent enL. -. ,uIa iI iioiil
and be,yv % snow N .nJ s", ,.;n ~ 'o'u "'i'us
"'T Twm ~ h.y,,I;nns I,om "a az. H. ,e,,. n...
d.niovoJ "'to ta th. " eah. . Nuud'IS oas iof wcle
where tbe f,rr, had nnca staad ID
on e,ch s;dn nf ,,a au rn;m G,se stIou, ~" anu
,,rsnt ~ co,ru,ornorat;na ~ o t's u .ta tne NM M
nolenr;c h.ttic Thau a., @ A., T Va
mol;shed GerT,, try trs,rhss .hs 1" .nd ,n u
she'll 'holss w;,h hod;os ef dsaa a,,1 III ~
J;ers iii ,bo"t .han, .od u.au tt 1T
tbcv srr,neJ Nod ~ % thn earth an" ,,,;,t' .hey ,h 'ay
entrench;pe ;nstrrmcnts sn w W. - tnsn, snem
some sort of defense a a a Third W 'b. b,t
TALON was held in reserve ~ "a"
az" VOC "e'e ~ 'eee,ve'
stretch nf oro,rd ;rtorsaossod husasss was .;.sa
deem eavcrns and Wooded r,v;nos @
which descended down n tbs v,JIom
of VaucIerc and ths harts os @ tLo
A;lette river Wv N' VI ''e
There for sever dave the zo,,r.s
fought their w,y ;ncb hu ;,oh cbu ',';.h
hand grenades mnder . corstsnt % " b,r
rage FIRE from the German h;a Guns
and ali the fine s~,osed - tha az s e"ns
inc showers of mscb;n. " o,,n @ h,,tIsipD MIp
The Germans foraht VIII I dstopu';naJ pu';
y;oor st;cL;rg 80. ."oru ~ 80 ,o;nt s ,n.;i
actuaIlv forced ort ' p'''' '"'"
s;n,Iiv Ca;r Adu,,.,r.
The line was verv mrenen sow. of
the section of zoyaves HAVING % ,J D.
vanccd further tLan th.;r .nrns.das
and often ;siets of Germ.rs ha,d n.t
and nestered tbe Frsnch .roans I f.o ou.
The Aanks Proorsss h,d 20 o ba ,,.da no
fror,. shellLboie to E sbo,, " ~ IL ma ...s.;I
cventnally tLe xon,,cs h., oae.,,n;. u;.
the German. N Dnssoidort ty .s..si. .ap'u,ns n
ablc 10 rnmm.nd an .du,n,aman,,s .n.n, wese
s;t;on aod strs;ah.an ads'ouH ma FL
the;r line 's" "iu soi'ahy
Ever th.r ,ho c.-,,,,, a;l
rn hnna en III ,ie ~ n'i hna;, ila,s or a'u not give
strong mop "o,ntsr.tt,c u ou Gp'f e. 81 % Ipehea
Iaos .oultel -aslaSk' Ior Which the
nas hresn,,. s.u. - vi .ue RUSSIAN rus @,: guard
iss, - % ,Ls E.ppns,, speI'";y ~ ih'9 '',le. INC
,h. " r;nht v.H a.,,n @ nnne leld illni, put
Ersrnh e Ign ao,,. save IVA. way siighlly ana
.,rr;aa eos eos',.ei .o s a..eeh Iiau later 10 DC
e"s.,uu s ou. 70 regain the ground lost.
.;ro;lIne aIine ., p.1; .ns men OF an algerian
o,,e a,gui, ner H.. ua.ial.on .L nao oeen Almost
~, ro.. Ua, Du. ,hey were ,elieVed oy the
Suua'es so,"a "ah . olner pattalion and
eoihe oi tHe RUSSIAN guard were |