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FOUR
ENGLISH, GOOD
FIGHTERS AND
RESOURCEFUL
German Regiment Pound That
the English 'Long Legs’ Were
Not Only Used for Retreating.
Berlin.—Kngllsh soldlera are Rood
fighters and resourceful an editor of
the Zeitung An Mlttag, who Is serving
iis it first lieutenant In the German
aimy, writes his paper in an account
of the engagements around Ypres
“Full of fight and confident of easy
victory," he says, “our young regi
ment s started to march against the
enemy. We were quite certain that
I’rovldencp had endowed the Kngllsh
with long legs to facilitate their run
ning away the fnster. Thus we ad
% anced hy long and short marches
through Flanders, the great cemetery.
We were delighted wdth the beautiful
Flemish landscapes and with the In
habitants, whose language we anon
managed to understand, even ns they
speedily rame to understand oura.
"We thought of the Kngllsh aol-
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dlers ns the comic papers are wont, to
portray them There were a few who
warned us against possible underesti
mation of the enemy, but their mis
givings were quieted by our pointing
out that these wire mercenary troops
hired at a few pence a day, hare of
patriotism and Incapable of sacrifice.
Killed Half.
"Bonner than we thought we were
upon the enemy. First we came upon
a dead Kngllshman, then two wounded
Kngllsh officers, then an English pris
oner. The prisoner naturally was of
great Interest to our soldiers. 'Won
der If the mercenary can shoot?' wo
asked ourselves. An hour later some
of his comrades gave us an answer
to that question. They gave us a
clear, practical demonstration' —such
a clear demonstration that our bat
talion was reduced to half its original
size In a few encounters. We sud
denly realized that the Kngllsh mer
cenaries could not be routed with
mere hurrahs, and that these smooth
faced gentlemen used the long legs
not always for running away, hut
sometimes for desperate and danger
ous charges.
"The Kngllsh Infantry which op
posed us at Ypres must he considered
among their best troops. They de
fended their positions with energy and
skill arid when driven hack tried again
and again to recover the lost ground.
In these endeavors they were support
ed efficiently by the fire of their field
artillery. They had also transported
heavy naval guns to Ypres, and the
Kngllsh shells and shrapnel caused
enormous damage among our troops.
Captured.
“As the surrounding of the Kngllsh
forces by made Itself more
and more felt, the Kngllsh Infantry
tried again and again to break
through our lines, particularly In the
vicinity of Baccalaere, though without
success. In one of these attacks five
hundred Kngllsh soldiers and twenty
officers fell Into our hands.
"The Kngllsh trenches were mostly
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so arranged aA to be quite Invisible
to the naked eye. When we bad
Into the first trenches we were aston
ished at their systematic construction
as regards depth, side protection
i against splintering of shells, breast
work and flooring. The trenches were
.nearly all excellently arranged for a
Hong stand. We were particularly
| astonished at the Iron and steel work
\ built Into the breastworks. The floors
were designed with an eye to maxi
mum comfort. Our men captured
j there a great store of excellent pre
! serves, corn beef and ham, and many
jalso secured one of the shaving out
lets which every Kngllsh soldier car
j rles. y
"When we had taken a position It
frequently occurred that we found a
disproportionate number of dead to
'the very few living defenders. We
i soon discovered that a large number
of the 'dead' were shamming and
these were easily tlekeld Into life with
a bayonet.
"In some cases the English had dug
trenches but had not occupied them,
and to deceive us had put large round
turnips and similar objects along the
breastwarks.”
HORSE-DRAWN CUBS
UIH SEEK Oil IHE
STREETS Of PARIS
Appear on Thoroughfares With
Progress of War-- Are Not As
Picturesque As Before Motor
Cars Caine.
Paris. -Horse drawn cabs have re
turned to the streets with the progress
or the war, but the outfits and their
drivers are not as picturesque as they
were In their heydey before tho motor
car came. The drivers are quieter
now, they no longer crack their whips
loudly, and they accept five-cent gra
tuities with humble thanks.
All the younger taxi-cab drivers
have disappeared, having been called
to take their places In the army. Many
of them have been put Into the supply
columns, which perform much excel
lent and sometimes dangerous sorvlco
In bringing up munitions and food to
the men In the trenches. Those taxi
cabs still in the city are driven by the
older men and hy amateur chauffeurs,
who through the dislocation of busi
ness In some professions, have been
thrown out of employment. One may
learn from his chauffeur that In nor
mal times he Is a baritone of some re
nown at a lending opera house, or may
be a teacher of languages, or perhaps
a professor of fencing.
Singers.
The Russian. British, Belgium ar.d
French national anthems form almost
the sole items In tho repertory of the
Itinerant singers who wander from
court-yard to court-yard of the PaTis-
Inn apartment houses. Every window
opens when the group, generally com
posed of a quartet, sometimes of quite
passable voices, starts Its music, and
sometimes the occupants of the part
ments. especially In the working-class
quarters, Join In the singing. Other
parties of musicians take their stand
on the corners of streets where they
sing topical songs of (he heroism ot
the allied soldiers. The interest of
the populace In these tvallads Is enor
mous. for nearly every one of the by
standards has a brother, son, father or
other relative at the front, and all buy,
at the price of two cents copies of the
words and often Join In the refrain.
The flower girls, with their "sweet
violets" direct from the Riviera, which
have never looked fresher nor more
dslnty, appear to have increased In
number, perhaps because they are
more noticeable owing to the smaller
crowds of pedestrians on the streets.
Bad Shine,
A "shine,” always difficult to obtain
In France, is next to Impossible at
this period. The ancient bootblacks,
sometimes women leisurely wipe off
some of the mud and then lay on a cov
ering of the poorest kind of blacking,
after which the polishing brush and
cloth nre applied without energy, leav
ing the fotwear In a state of miserable
dullness, at a charge In excess of that
paid In any city of the United Stntes.
"Harlequins" are sought for at the
central markets hy ever-increasing
numbers of the outcasts of Paris ev
ery morning at an early hour. The
"harlequins" are composed of what is
left from the meals In the leading ros
taurantts, and the name Is derived
from the varlagated assortment of
small ptooes of meat, poultry and deli
cacies set out on plates and sold at
prices tanging from two to five cents.
The adoption by the French of the
fashion of ptpe-amnking and the en
rollment of most of the male popula
tion In the army have dealt a hard
Mow at the gatherer of cigarette ends
and otsar stumps, who fop years was
such a well-known figure about the
terraces of the boulevard cases. Tho
amount of discarded mites of tobacco
ho picks up has generally decreased,
the newspaper hoys who look to him
to sell them for two cents a package
of the dried and rolled-up refuse of
which they were thechlef purchasers,
now obtain a smaller quantity for their
money.
KAI SFR*S P RESS BUREA U
OVERLOOKS ESPERANTO
Havre.—Even Esperanto hns not been
overlooked hy the KatseT's press bureau
as a means of printing the German
side of tlie war to the people of neu
tral countries One of these reports has
found Its way to Havre from Switzer
land. ahere the German official news Is
sent for distribution through the Espe
ranto league.
The report Is headed, "GcrmanaJ of*
flclalnj reporloj EsperantigltaJ." and re
quests. In Esperanto, that the recipient
dreuhite It among tits friends and see
that the text ts published In the news
papers of hts home town.
JAP RED CROSS CORPS
ON THEIR WAY TO FRANCE
Tokie.—The Japanese Red Cross
corps which Is going to France left
Yokohama by tho steamer Fushlml
| Maru December I<>. The corps con
! slsts of l'r. Sh odn, professor of the
[lmperial University, who Is the chief
lof the medical staff; Prs. Most and
Gkt, about fifteen nurses and n few
I pharmacists landing at Marseilles.
| the partv will bo to Bordeaux.
| AT THE STRAND
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Washington. Great Britain has de
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' and turpentine are to be placed on the
I u»t «f “absolute contraband." Thu
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
T.embassy notified the state
| department today of receipt of a dis*
I patch from London to that effect. Tna
! date the order would become effec
tive was not named.
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