South Bend News-Times, Volume 31, Number 279, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 29 September 1914 — Page 3

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Hares "Inside Story" of Great Battle Told hy a Man Just Back From the Allies' Lines

Men Rush Into Fight Singing and Shouting and Some Play at Marbles in Trenches With Shrapnel Bullets.

nv ir. v. itiiiatrs. Social War correspondence (Ey Mail.) PAUIS. 'cpt. I havo Just returned from the country of the Marne from the rear of the allies' lines. I havo been amomr tho battlefield wounded thoso sturdy fellows who, though severely Injured, hopo to be tack on the fighting' front la a few days or weeks. I havo the "Inside Eton'" of war! After tho Intensely interesting things I have heard to write about advances, retreats and rtormlnjr positions would bo ridiculous. I have a b ttcr story to tell the experience of tho ordinary man, the writer, bookkeeper, clerk or carpenter like you and J, when called to the most dangerous occupation in the world. Jiut I am k'oin to lot them tell it. Here they are just rus they were told to m. Multiply each story by thousands and you have the real ;-tory of a battle. "Our men rushed into battle singing and FhoutiriK". "While wo were In tho trenches and shells and bullets vero dropping round two men played marbles with bullets from a shrapnel This Is one of the vivid pictures drawn by tapper II. Mugride of the 1103-al engineers: "On the Sunday' ho said, " vf were in action all Iay 1Z hours of it. Wo blew up barges lying up a canal. While we were Living tho charges we were under fire all the time, but thp Hermans could do anything but hit us. The j-hclls were flying all around. One? (iunnor Kills 2.WM) "One of our fellows, a lanro-corpor-al of the Dor.-ets, killed 2.000 Germans if he killed one. He was using a Maxim and was at it all day. He was supposed to be the crack shot of the army. There were so many Hermans all around that we didn't know whether we. were shooting dead men or not. "At niht we had barbed wire to put across the road. Wo got up pretty close to tho Herman lines for we eould hear them talking. It was ?o dark we could not see our fellows in the trenches, and we kept treading on their fingers. "The. order went around that we we-o to retire about 1 o'clock on Monday morning. "We snv a Herman aeroplane coming along. It followed the column for some distance, ami then two French aeroplanes arrived. One flew above the Herman and the other below it. They fought in the air and the German was brought down. "I thought we rhould get a bit of a rest on Tuesday night. We had only about two hours. J hit we had to lie down In a ploughed field and It was raining hard. " would have given anything for a drink then. All I could find was some water lying on the top of some paraffin barrels. And it went down good too! Shell Kill JMn:r Woman. "At ono place we found an old farmer, whoso wife. about SO years old, was dying. Tho old man was crying. His horse and donkey had been placed In ono of the rooms so as to be saved from tho Hermans, but, ff course, the place was shelled, and the old people were killed. "Wo left ther and then had to go and do some trenching1. About f o'clock wo had th order to retire. An aeroplane was following us up, and iho Hermans were taking the range irom the machine. We could see our fellows coming across a ploughed field and we could see pome of the poor chaps being shot down. "When we retreated I was hit In the ankle. It was nothing much a stray bullet. I think. I expect ne dirt ot into the wound, as my i swelled. "I walked about 15 miles like that. I could have got tip on a cart, out there were other chaps worse off than I was. There were men bring-

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Inz in comrades on th'ir arms, and others were carrying them along the road. "On the Thursday we came across two men of the West Kents. They had teen taken prisoners by the Germans, who hnd stripped them of everything. They told us they were to be shot at eight o'clock last Thursday morning. "We fixed them up with clothes as best we could, but they looked very comical. All one had on was a hard hat and a macintosh. Some fellows asked them if they wanted a taxi, but they replied that they preferred to walk. They were jolly glad to be with us." Women and Children Starving. Sapper lugridge said that one - of the worst sights ho witnessed was that of tho starving women and children on the road. "Wo were hungry ourselves." he said, "and we couldn't help them. I felt as If I should have liked to carry some of the old women. A lot of the women had milk in bottles and were feeding their children from them. "We made :m much room as we could for them on our wagon. It was a pitiful sight. And it was raining hard, too, some of them were wet through." As to the spirit of the llritish troops, Mugridge stated: "You would havo thought they were at a football match. They were lying In the trenches with German shells flying all around and they would make bets as to how many Germans they would kill and had killed during tho day. They were laughing and joking all the time. 'There were chaps, too, coming In and having" their wounds dressed and going off again to have another go at tho Germans." l ight Without Shirts. A private of the 1st Royal West Kent regiment, wounded, relates a thrilling story of the battle of lions. "It was Sunday," he said. "We were at Mons, billeted In a farm .yard and were having a song and were watching people home, from church. Tho Belgian ladies were very kindhearted, and we were given their prayer books as souvenirs. "About 12:C0 an aeroplane appeared overhead, throwing out some black powder. After this shrapnel burst overhead, acquainting us of the fact that the Germans were in the vicinity. All was confusion and uproar, for the moment, because wo were not armed and our shirts and socks were out to wash, that being the only chance wo had to get them washed. It did not take us long, however, to pet In fighting trim and to go through the town of Mons to the scene of operations, which was on the other side of a small canal that adjoined. "With darkness upon us we fixed our bayonets and lay in wait in case tho enemy made an attempt to rush us. About 11 p. m. we received orders to retire over the canal. Army Watches Duel in Air. "There was one interesting sight I saw as the column was on the march, and that was a duel in the air between French and German aeroplanes. It wa.s wonderful to see tho Frenchman maneuvre to get the upper position of the German, and after about 10 minutes or a quarter of an hour the Frenchman got on top and blazed away with a revolver on the German, lie injured him so much as to causo him to descend and when found he was dead. The British troops buried the airman and burned the aeroplane. "We were fortunate enough not to bo disturbed that night, and at dawn we again stood to arms and we found the Germans close upon our heels, i saw a battery in front of us put right out of action. There were only about six men left among them and they were engaged in trying to get away tho guns. This disaster was due to the accurate shell firing of the German artillery. In their efforts tho brave gunners were not successful, owing to their horses being killed. "It was interesting to see an officer engaged in walking around tho guns and putting them out of action, or. In other words, seeing that they would be of no use tc the Germans. This action required a great deal of bravery under the circumstances, because the enemy continued to keep up the heavy firing." "Xo Quarter from Our Moln." This Is tho statement of Otho Bromfleld of tho signal section, British Royal Engineers: "I'm doing and going as I'm told, not worrying, but taking things as they come. I've slept in barns, wool stores, cinemas, casinos, dock cheds, and for a time had the stars as a counterpane. The fighting lias been very fierce and close; as one pal said, 'Oh! ain't It 'ot! We are outnumbered sometimes 10,000 to 2, COO. but our boys st'ck to them, and have played havoc with their "mass formations." The Maxims have cut them down like corn, and when wo charge with fixed bayonets see 'em run like rats. They will get no quarter from our 'mob.' Their dead wcro so thic: that their reinforcements couldn't advance over the top of course, we lost too." Private Charles Dudley Moore of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was at Mons, had tho misfortune to be wounded half an hour lifter he went Into his firist battle. Urt Man lie F.vcr Killed. "The shrapnel shells of the Germans were bursting over the trenches where we were lying and 1 was struck in the foot with a piece of shell which took the sole of my boot clean off. Five minutes later when I was trying to help a fellow near me who had been hit in the shoulder, I was struck In the right thigh by a pellet from a shrapnel shell. I fired one more shot after that. I aimed at the driver of a German machine gun and killed him. "This was my first experience of actual fighting and I can tell you it is a funny sensation at first to see the shells bursting near and around you. to hear the bullets whistling by you, and to see men being killed and wounded near you, hut you soon get used to it all. It tries your nerves a bit at first, but you soon get in the war of it." Sing "Get Out and (Jet Under Private J. R. Talt of the Second Essex regiment, who was wounded at Mons, also speaks with respect of the German artillery: "We had several charges with their infantry. We find they do not like the bayonets. Their rifle shooting Is rotten. I don't believe they could hit a haystack at 100 yards. Their field artillery Is pood, and wo don't like their shrapnel. I heard our men singing that famous song, 'Get out and get under,' and know that for an hour In our trench It would make any one keep under .what with tho fruedU and

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machine guns. I have been In three battles in four days." A Guardsman wounded near Coraplegno has given account of the fighting there and of the capture of 10 German guns by the British troops: "Wo were in a field," he says, "when the Germans dropped on us all of a sudden as though from the sky. The first hint we had of their presence was when a battery of guns on the right sang out, dropping shells Into a mob of us who were waiting for out turn at the wash-tub the river. There was no panic as far as I saw, only some of our fellows who hadn't had a wash for a long time said strong things about the Germans for spoiling tho best chance we had had for four days. Rapid Firing Fnipties Saddle. "As soon as they came within range wo poured a deadly volley into them, emptying saddles right and left and they scattered in all directions. Meanwhile their artillery kept working up closer on the front and the right, and a dark cloud of infantry showed out against tho sky line on our front, advancing in a formation rather loose for the Germans. We opened on them and they made a fine target for our rifle fire, .which was very well supported by our artillery. The fire from our guns was very effective, the range being found with ease and we could see the shells dropping right into the enemy's ranks. "Here and there their lines began to waver and give way and finally they disappeared. Half an hour later more infantry appeared. This time they were well supported by artillery machine guns and strong forces of cavalry on both flanks. All came on at a smart pace with the apparent plan of seizing a hill on our right. At the same moment our cavalry came Into view and then the whole Guards Brigade advanced. It was really a race between the two parties to reach the hill first but the Germans won easily owing to their being nearer by half a mile. "As soon as their guns and Infantry had taken up a position, the cavalry came along in a huge mass with the intention of riding down tho Irish Guards, who were nearest to them. When the stock came it seemed terrific to us In the distance for the Irishmen did not recoil in tho least, but flung themselves right across the path of the German horsemen. "Wo could hear the crack of the rifles and see the German horses impaled on the bayonets of the front ranks of tho guardsmen. Then the whole force of infantry and cavalry were mixed up in one confused heap, like so many pieces from a jig saw puzzle. Shells from the British and German batteries kept dropping close to the tangled mass of fighting men and then we saw the German horsemen get clear and take to flight as fast as their horses would carry them. Some had no horses and they were bayoneted where they stood. Pursued hy Cavalry. "Taking advantage of the fight between the cavalry and infantry the German artillery had advanced to a new position, from which they kept up a deadly fire from 12 guns. Our infantry and cavalry advanced simultaneosly against this new position, which they carried together in tho face of a galling fire. "The infantry and cavalry supporting the guns didn't wait for the onslaught of our men, but bolted like mad, pursued by our cavalry and galled by a heavy fire from our Infantry and artillery, which quickly found the range. "We heard later that the Germans were in very great force, and had attacked In the hope of driving us back and so uncovering the French left, but they got more than they bargained for. Their losses were terrible in what little of the fight wo saw, and when our -men captured the guns there was hardly a German left alive or unwounded. Altogether the fight lasted about seven hours and when it was over our cavalry scouts reported that the enemy were In retreat." Annihilate tho "Dirty Shirts." A wounded private U tho Royal Munster Fusiliers (the 'TMrty Shirts'') tells a story of the fighting when for some reason or other, ho says, "we were left in the lurch, and had to bear the brunt of the whole German attack while the rest of the brigade fell back. "They came at us from all points horse foot, artillery, and all, and the air was thick with screaming, shouting men waving swords and blazing

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away at us like bluo murder. Our lads stood up to them without th" least taste of fear and when their cavalry came down on us we received them with fixed bayonets in front the rear ranks firing away as stoadilj as you please. All around us we saw them collecting Until there was hardly a hole fit for a wee mouse to get through, and then it was that the hardest fight of all tool: place, for we wouldn't surrender, and tried our hardest to cut through the stone wall of the Germans. "It wa.s hell's own work, but I can say that we never hoisted the white Hag, and if the battalion was wiped out, as they say, it fought to the last gap. First of all, I got a punch In the ribs with a sword and then I got a bullet in me, but when I was able to see what was going on the men were cutting their way through the Germans I was floored for I can't tell you how long, but when I got

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RELEASE IS ASKED FOR MRS. RAE KRAUSS

Woman. Ts Now Serving a Life Sentence for Murder of Her Stepdaughter.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Fept. 2 9. The state board of pardons Monday took under advisement tho application of Mrs. Iiae Krauss, who is seeking release from the Indiana woman's prison where she is serving a life term for tho murder of her stepdaughter, Crystal Krauss, in 1904. Atty. Franklin McCray, representing Mrs. Krauss, asked that the woman be allowed to testify before the board and he said he would rest his case on her testimony. The board declined to hear her. Opposing the release of the woman petitions that she bo kept in prison were offered bearing about 1,C00 names, most of them residents of Hartford City, Mis. Krauss' former home. Attorneys representing the woman's husband are seeking to prevent her being set free.

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