El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

AZ NO stranger 20 the ways oI the
tanks. T was ons Of the first men
4 TO drive o tank when they were
brought out on the soums last year,
and have been gunner driver. OBJ
server IN tanks since I have seen
them at their best. and at their worst
but no experience OF tank warfare
has been so exciting. however. as that
which befelI me IN my last jaunL
We made an early start and went
fl. closely followed by the infantry
/ was on observation duty most Of the
time, and had the finest panoramic
view Of modern war that I have yet
struck With US were some West
Yorkshire men. Their orders we're to
follow in our wake and keep the
Huns as busy as possible without In
curing unnecessary losses
IL having occurred 20 me that we
might give Fritz bit OF surprise,
and at the same time put In good
stroke for our own side, We sent the
old girT' forward as fast as she
would 60. and got nicely IN between
the enemy and the village, from
--hich supporting troops were coming
out in great uumbers-
How Fritz Fights Tanks.
Too late. the enemy saw what we
we're up 10. and they made frantic
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brought up guns and liquid fire out
fit. with the latter they tried their
old trick of spraying the tank IN the
hope OF making II too not Tor US
They had just settled down 10 -n-s
work when the west 1orkshires de-
cided % take q hand IN the game
The battalion advanced with line
dash and captured the enemys fire
outfit Quickly they turned II on tne
battalion of Huns who had occupied
rhe low ridge with the object or de-
LAYING the advance OF other batral-
s1ns OF ours The effect was aston
ishinE. The enemy came rushing out
of their shelters. like bees from an
uuturned hive, and made haste TO ger
back into the village.
Tanks Part Of the show
That was where our part or Ine
sow BEGAN. We got astride the road
by which they had TO retire. and we
poured in q whitening fire that must
have made the Huns squirm- To pull
r7seIves together the Huns now at
tucked the West Yorkshire men in
force. and q hand-to-haud struggle
IF unusual fier-euess was then Wasel I
The enemy put I'm ali available re-
serves and tried TO work around the
flank Of the Yorkshire men. The
'Trlzes lust held their ground and ]
waited until the Huns were at close
quarters Then they let fly with I
bombs and bullets. afterwards taking /.
IN the bayoueL
THE enemy fought with unusual 4
eg-r. -e flinEiuE themselves again 4
and =ain against our line. but they /
found the Tvkes more than q match I
for them Just when they we're har-
wing them the most we went forward F.
fun tilt The Huns held on until we
were close on them T1cn they be-
gan TO Waver-
Tanks Ftne Tactic.
We shot forward and headed them
off before they could get clear
The road by which they had to re-
tire was narrow. ana there was no es-
cane saw the crowd OF horror
stricken enemy fleeing in front OF us
as fast as their heavy packs would
permit them TO 90 ] saw them grad
uafiv sIacken their pace
We were overtakinE them when
suddenly there was 2 sinking sensa-
ton. as though we were descending
10 the bowels OF the earth Then We
stopped altogether
At first we could not make out
what was the matter. but later We
solved the mystery. We had run into
b mud patch. and were stuck fast