Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-10
MOROCCAN SOLDIERS
ON FRENCH FRONT
Sons Of the Desert Distin-
guished Themselves in Both
Attack and Defense.

lCori,sp spoudeure of Tho Associated Press)
FRENCH FRONT, May 3l.-Nat-
url warriors like the Moroccans
found themselves m their element
fighting beside their Frcnch comrades
IN the fierce battles for the possession
of the Chcmiu dcs DANES or Road Of
the Women that hulwark OF the Ger
man defensive line To the north OF
Aisuc 10 which the German com
maudcr- iu-chicf attached So much im-
portaucc that he sacrificed thousands
Of his best troops in order to hold II.
Most Of the men OF the Moroccan rogi-
mcuts had not been under shell fire
before when they were ordered for
ward TO the assault They bowed
themselves In prayer before going over
the top. and then awaited with stole
oppression the signal of their COM
mJuding officer
The heavy harragc fire put up by
the Germans did not dismay them.
They went forward thru the partially
destroyed woods covering the slopes
ut the hills leading To the Chemin des
DANES without the slightest hesitation.
altho they knew that many machine
guns were hidden I'm the mouths Of
cavcrns on the hilsidcs waiting TO
artillery fire preceded them and
caused the German gunners to take
shelter until the MooTs were almost
upon them Then. when the gunners
came out and tried To Dring their muir
dcrous weapons into action the Moors
leaped upon them and piled their bay
oncts until an around them groups Of
Germans threw up their hands and
yelled "Comradc," in token OF sur
render.
Were Hard Ia Restrain.
Then the Moroccans dashed on and
were soon In the second German line,
wave after wave OF them coming on
Ut wide intervals throwing gTenadcs
and using their rifles as they advanced.
II was an inspiring sight to see the
native sergcants after many of their
white officers had fallen, urging their
men on, Their discipline had been so
nstlled into them that. even under
the severcst fire In the heat of the bat
tie these nou-commissioned officers
could be seen ordering their men to
keep the proper intervals OF open
order.
once over the crest of the Chemin
des Dames-the objective Of the op-
eration-it was difficult to restrain
the ardor OF the men, who wished TO
advance even farther Discipline.
however, prevailed, and AT the call of
their non commissioned officers the
men dug themselves In and CONSOLE
dated tlf~ir position to resist counter
attacks. This done. while they were
stil in the midst OF shell smoke and
bursting projectiles. the men in per
feet unison raised their voices in the
chanting OF verses OF the Koran and
religious songs.
Contcntcd with Praise.
Soon came the-corps commander to
review the position and TO give praise
To the soldiers who had done their
work So well-and these bronze war
riors We're happy. \ few words OF
|commendation from their chief were
sufficient to reward them for the
/ losses they had suffered and the trials
they had undergone
Since they first got astride Of the
! Chemin des Danes the Moroccans
have never receded from one inch of
the territory they gained In their first
assault. in spite OF the many furious
counterattacks carried out by the
! Germans.