Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
LIVING WALL OF BR|T0Ns
BEARS BRUNT OF WAR
Lieutenant-Gcncra SHUTS Tells OF
Stand by South Africans ut
Guuchc Wood.
BIG AMERICAN ARMY THIS YEAR

Former Bocr Leader Describes Real
i>sues-Gernan People Taught TO
Bcliele Conflict Was Forced Upon
Ihcm.
Bf LIEUT.-GEN. j. Z. SHUTS,
Former Boer. and Now South African,
Leader.
All through these last twelve months
OF tae heav!es, ighung in the whole
war the brunt has been borne by the
British army. From the Niiny Ridge
ana Arras last April. right through
the year 10 Passchendaclc, they fought
with scarcely pause; they suffered
the heaviest casualties, they were cX-
hausted by iabors SO great. under ply
steal conditions SO terrible, that hu-
man nature scarcely seemed able TO
stand the strain. They stood in the
breach that others Nigh, rest and
recuperate. After such labors and
Losses. the enemy thought that their
morale had suffered. and that the time
had come for the knockout blow. and
so on March u they were once more
singled out by the enemy for the great
est blow OF the war, in the confident
belief that they would be finally over
the enemy hurled against our Third
hnd Fifth Armies 100000 men in
FURY of attack such as has probably
never been seen before in the his
tory OF war. Once more the British
army stood in the breach In j defense
The heroism and glory Of which VIII
i've forever. Boys from the factories
ind the shops. from the streets and
The fields. from the great cities OF this
and and the distant prairies of the
.m pire. all formed ono living wall
With their bodies and souls to receive
he impact OF the German onslaught.
This Is not tho occasion to give de-
ails Of heroic exploits. but you Will
pardon me IL with tustitiable pride l
efer TO the stand made by the South
Africans at Gauchc wood against odds
ucn they had never faced even at
)elvtilc wood. They never n!nched for
moment, and ultimately retired only
o preserve the continuity OF our line
Jent back at other points. And their
lero!sm was no greater than that Of
ther units. Through all that dread
ui ordeal. when everything went to
icces ana earth's foundations shook.
pur line never brake. Slowly. and
My under irresistible pressure. our
hen retired. fght!ng every inch OF the
ay up 20 '"e'F 'as- scF@p Oh strength
NJ "u"'"hIe' - ""n'a De poo.
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euo' we SA'H't 'N'h "''h reverence
nd gratitude vA.cA no words can
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an people the truth mus, now he
ear.
Quite recently certain disclosures
bou, the origin Of the war h,va hoen
doe by German witnesses which can
OF but have the most far-reachinr
fects First, there are the disclosures
DR.. Muhlon, a director of Eru,n.s
,s ss s @,s .s ,ss Hs'I rs