Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

soNcr 10 my mead and drove me back
INTO THIS room. | tried to make them
understand that there was nothing that
wouId be OF any value to them, I tried
In vain The, big one"--it was klumpfe
subjected me 10 indiEnitics.
explained. then, to the woman why
we had come back to see her. and that
she must have no fear Of us. for we
would pay her. Klumpfc, very fright
cned row. begged us to say nothing OF
"hat We had seen. lie begged pardon
ais! also Tor Janecke from the good woman.
ala not desire TO have thu men punish d
amu Des!nts' nc 500. ,oA.. ran
SHANE sram,;.oG on N her l.onslhnrdt and
She asked us TO eat something and
we could not refuse. Lieutenant Abra-
nam nam; coming at this time. asscn,ed
the brave woman. For this reason we
did net tell him what she had just
suffered. After the supper she ht self
the wine.
AS we could not carry it all. I told
her TO bury the rest. and l would write
on the order that we had taken 1t all
Later when kiumpfe wished to order
Janeckc. the latter spoke but single
world. 'Raucour'' kumpfe suddenly
became pale. and gave his orders to
another soldier.
That night We reached our battalion
laden down like mules. to the great
'ai!sfaction of Schmidt. The villages
we passed through were almost
leteiy demolished, and there wcr.
'hurchcs left standing
1nwhiIe. IL was the battle at the
" hc that we were getting ready for,
me Marine where the French put forth
an their strength and where General
J"Ere put up such a bar to our hopes
and our illusions. This brings back TO
nina the foolish comments of our SOL
diers, showing how our illusions were
shattered. Tia; We should go to Paris
without stopping no one doubted. But
every soldier was convinced also that
we should soon be in England.
:. How are are they going To get us to
DOM be worried" replied another.
William has everything prepared.
Some beautiful day Dover viii be bonn
harash by by Calais: and we will start
up our bellies with pudding"
BNTrI.E or THE MARINE
FROM GERMAN VIEWPOINT
We had the chance TO remain as the
rear guard for five days. TO the 5th OF
September. 1914. when we were ordered
under the terrific fire OF the French
aartiiGry. 10 the north OF Heiltz-le-
nn,,I. 10 ria TAKE part In the grea, Marine
accurately that during our march We
lost a large percentage of our enec-
tives in Killed and wounded.
We finally reached IIeiltz-le- Merupt
put We could not stay there. the VIII
iaSe was under fTc. AS quickly as pos
sIhie because of the violent enemy
artillery fire. We reached our positions
between Sermaizc-lcs- Hains and Pagnv-
sur Saul. on the railway line by the
side of which we found u little shelter
~ this time We were without conncc-
ii"n with the rear. because OF the close
and violent firing Of the French artil-
icry' WHICH grew greater and more
terrific. We were practically sheltered.
but only by lying down in water. A
deluge o. rain fell continuously. and
we mad had nothing to eat since
Tor night TO come, that we might be
able TO leave our uncomfortable posi-
lions. where, II We were not killed by
bullets. we ran the risk OF being
drowned like rats.
y; 10 o'clock that night two field
Kitchen men came up. Without wait
ing TO md out to what regiment they
belonged. the men threw themselves
upon them. and in a second everything
soon Lofelhardt and were ordered
were coming from Mayencc, and 10
place them in the battalion. Among
them were some old acquaintance
from lianau. The most important thing
10 us was that they had some to-
nacco and some cigarettes, of which We
nad been deprived for long time.
We showed the newcomers the COM
pancs TO which they were assigned.
Many OF them had been scarcely six
weeks in the service. They were be-
side themselves at tho thought of TAX
ing part in great battle. They wer.
so frightened that we had to order
them 10 be still. foe the French were
from MS. Hardly had | spoken when
the fusillade began again very violent
~, and it was very difficult to hold our
gallant warriors, who wanted to run in
al directions, preferably to the aSar.
Lonelhardt and ] soon fa,tened our
selves out in the water.
The company platoons getting ready
TO start on the march with the new
recruits. were ordered 20 attack the
French who were Immediately opposing
us. II was veritable butchery. For
the first time ! took part in a hand-to-
hand fight. They fought with bayo-
nets, with the butts OF their guns and
both sides Numbered and did tremen-
dous damage. No Frenchman nor Ger
man gave quarter nor asked it. Our
result than TO have caused us tremcn-
dous losses.
In the morning Kcdor came. and
corners. but it was impossible. because
we had no list. end great part OF
them had been killed. wounded or made
prisoners in this. their first engage
when families We're asked about their
men, they made this simple response:
Lost at the battle of the Marine"
their Identification disks.
The 9th OF september the cannonad-
ing was much less violent. hut the rain
continued 10 fan in torrents. was
crouchinE at The bottom of a trench
with I"offelhardt. very near the com
manucr. All at once French she'll
fell right in our trench and killed six
men. who were blown to pieces,
AT o'clock in the afternoon Loffel-
hardt and went to the rear 10 carry
some orders to the paymaster. He was
with the freight near Sagny-sur-
rAngle. where all the commissary of
the Tmenty-frst Division. Captain Ritz
meister OF the iIussars in command. was
situated. Just as we arrived, Ritz
meistcr was questioning the Mayor of
Sasny- who had been
brought before him, accused of COM
municating with the French and. by the
aid of an underground telephone VAIN
ing them OF all our movements. The
suspicion arose from the fact that Il
German battery, Just taking its posi-
ton, was Immediately destroyed by
French fire. An officer OF the Sixth
thlans went TO the public square and
ordered the soldiers to arrest all the
civilians. Three women, of which one
was young girl OF eighteen years. thu
daughter of the Mayor. were found in
n cellar where they had hidden them
selves. They were trca,cu just as the
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