The Washington herald., 1918-08-23
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Of prisoners. many of them wounded.
were sent back to the rear lines.
Some Of the captives reported that
the heavy German guns and howitzers
killed and wounded many OF their
comrades. This 10 due, they say. to
the fact that the weapons are worn
out and have defective range.
. During the night the artillery duel
increased. A full harvest moon
brought the German air raiders out
In force.
British flyers controlled the battle
front throughout the day. They great
ly outnumbered the enemy planes and
exhibited wonderful skill and daring.
working In conjunction with the tanks
ana the infantry. scattering death and
destruction among the enemy ranks
and defense works. An officer COM
manding a British armored bus said
to me today:
.surrender, HelI!" said He.
"when mist and fog get In your
way, Il Is hard to keep your bearings.
The enemy peppered our attacking
waves, dropping shells thick and fast.
He had plenty Of howitzers and guns
working, but not as many as we.
We drove our car into a village
through which our cavalry and tanks
had passed. We had engine trouble,
and as we got out to hx 1t we saw
a tank ahead OF US. The mechani-
clan and I went to borrow some tools.
As we walked toward the tank, we
heard the command Hands Up 1t
was q German talking English. Be-
hind him were twenty more.
Surrender, HE'LL said I. the mech
anician and hoped into our car.
closed the armored door, and began
blazing away at them with our ma
chine gun. We took everyone Of them
prisoners and made them act as mules
and pull our bus to safety. As soon
az we had fixed II, q shell hit under
US and ripped a bit Of plate away.
We were not injured. Only one car
was hit all day.
A Great Day.
TT was a great day. though the
country through which We passed
was not as favorable as the ground
over which the Fourth Army swept
a fortnight ago. It was much harder
going. The country is full of shell
craters. and the enemy. profiting
from his Picardy experience. seemed
all tuned for the tanks today"
German prisoners told Of tank traps
consisting of craters along the roads.
lightly covered with earth on thin
boards.
fully successful in every department.
-. -.
the German commanders are issu-
ing drastic orders demanding i'm
provements in the various branches
OF the service. The disturbance of
the high command at the violations
by the soldiers of the mail CEN
sorships is shown by a secret order
found on a prisoner, which reads
in part:
Hun Soldiers Reveal
THE postal regulations in the army
are being widely disregarded. Many
letters contain precise indications OF
the location OF the writer's unit.
Accounts of the enemy successes.
especially as regards the destruction
of trains by aircraft, exaggerated re-
ports Of our casualties and false state
ments as to our alleged inadequate
supplies Of clothing appear in these
letters.
The postal regulations must again
he made known and frequently re-
published. The men must be taught
to realize the object of these regula-
tions.
1T must also be made clear to the
men that the morale at home is very
sensibly Influenced by the news COM
ing from the front. and that 1t is in
furious to send home pessimistic let
tiers which arouse anxieties for which
there is in reality no ground"