THR RF.K: OMAHA, SATUIUWY. (XTOHKR 10, 1914.
ARRAS CATHEDRAL
AND HALL RUINED
priceless Worki of Art in Trench
Town Said to Have Been De
stroyed by Artillery Fire.
REGION A VERITABLE INFERNO
Battle Started on Flrat of Freaeat
Mnata aa IMMty Wan Sub
Jetit to aa In Fran a nt
Hall of hlla.
"'- - "it j K roft bat tin
Arraa report that th. Carman, on j M(J fantI w
.eaday hHrt th. town, ruined the wll( r,c . ,,,,,
LONDON', Oct. 9-Tne porrponnnt
of the Trlraraph in the northwest part
of France sends the following:
"Kttufcmtt reaching ! const today
from
Wed need
belfry of the ancient Hotel de Ville (town
hall), and pent several ahalls Into the
cathedral. Whether th ahell fire dam.
aired Rubens' famous' picture. "The Pe
rcent from the Cross,' and other price
less works of art cannot be learned. The
wrecked belfry waa the. areatest orna
ment of the. town.
"There has been fighting around Arms
for several days. An enormous German
force gathered on the plain east of Arras
Inst Saturday.. The attack began. Mon
day, with the heaviest flKhting on Tues
day and Wednesday. The early bom
bardment did small damage, but the
hells on Wednesday spread wholesale
death and destruction. Many of the cltl
aena had Ted on the urgent advtc of the
authorities,
fierraaaa Gala Tons.
"The Germans gained the town after a
desperate encounter and entered by the
r&rte St. Michel, after getting a footing
Inside of the historic, rampart Once In
side the town the Germans had to rest
before advancing on the allies west of the
town.
"The allies, who had been reinforced
from Amiens, entered by the Porte
TD'Amlens. There was hot rifle fire In
the atreeta. supplemented by work with
the mitrailleuses. Gradually the allies
advanced and pushed the Germans out of
the town."
The Times' Boulogne correspondent,
who Thaa been on the scene, relates some
phases of the fighting on the Trench
wing.
Tha correspondent says he went un
suspectingly to Arras September 13. The
battle of Arras began October 1 and the
wliola region became a veritable Inferno.
All around waa an unceasing hall of
sheila and shrapnels, violence, destruc
tion and death.
"On the previous Thursday." the cor
respondent continues, "the allies were
battering at the gates of Cambral. On
Friday the enemy developed a vigorous
counter attack from Valenciennes on
Iens and from Cambral and Uopaume on
tha allies' position south and east of
Arraa.
"On Saturday the enemy greatly rein
forced, attacked with great violence all
along the line. The allies were com
pelled to fall back from Lens and Douni,
fighting stubbornly the while. The
enemy occupied Dethune and sent troops
into Lille, firing from windows as they
went.
Swept Aroaad Town.
"When I left Arraa the enemy' shells
were bursting within three kilometers of
the town. I since have heard that shells
fell In the' town and that three streets
were set- on fire. The enemy - did not
enter Arras. They swept around It.
They cut a line between Arras and St.
I'ol, seeking to effect a junction with
their Bethuno force. '
"They came into contact with strong
French reinforcements and were 'driven
back in the south. In tha north they
retired to La, Basses, with their right
wing resting on Lille. The tide of the
battle has been stemmed, perhaps turned
in favor of tha allies.
Fla-tat Developed Quickly.
north developed
as may be
gathered from the diary of my eiperl
ences." , The diary describes tho beginning ot
the battle on October 1 and goes on to
say:
"As darkness fell the tired, bloodstained
soldiers began streaming into Arras, and
for hours the air resounded with the din
they made. Throughout tha night the
boom Of guns oould be heard In the dis
tance, from the east and southeast
"The next morning opened quiet In
town.' but the roar of guns was still
heard, and aa the day advanced tha
aound was coining nearer, but the cltl
sens showed a stout heart and had plenty
of occupation tending the wounded, who
were being brought in continuously.
I0aea Heavy on Both Side.
"The losses on both sides have been
very heavy. In one action alone today
five German regiments were cut up and
the horsea of their convoys stampeded.
They were advancing on Arras by the
road along the river Scharpe and at the
village of Plouvaln they came under the
devastating fire from our artillery and
the whole five reglmonta broke and fled.
"The day, however, haa not been alto
gether favorable for the allies, aa the
French were obliged to fall back con
siderably. . This evening the enemy's
shells are fulling near the Arraa station.
Tonight, squadron after squadron of war
stained and tired dragoons are riding into
Arras, while lonK lines of limbers are
rattling out on the Doual road, laden with
sheila for tomorrow, it is a serene, moon
light night, but the guna are roaring,
still, not having ceased aince daybreak.
Ota October t I am awakned at day
break by the thunder of heavy guns, now
from tha north and eaat, where the third
day'a battle la raging in a triangle formed
by Arraa, Lena and Doual. During tha
day I watched a daring aeroplane fight
In the air and am Invited to watch the
battle at closer quarter.
"I am conducted to some rising ground
outside th town, where 1 saw a wonder
ful battle scene. In front on th horlaon,
a farmho-w la biasing fiercely and the
black amoke trails acrosa the evening
ky. Within WO yards of u the French
batteries are In action, shelling the woods
to drive out th enemy, rresently the
German artillery begins shelling the bat
tery near us. Aa the ahrapnel fir be
come heavier and nearer, our guide aug
geeta It 1 time to go.
"October 4 The action Is now general In
j all directions. We go out In th after.
noon with the Red Crosa to aid In bring
1 Ing in the wounded. Going In the dlreo
j Uon of Cambral. the shells hurtle over
j head as we run the gauntlet. Away to the
south villages are In flames and north
ward a huge cloud of black smoke hangs
over Lena, where the coal mines are on
fire.
"It Is a real battle scene, awe-Inspiring
reach a little hamlet
ng hi full of wounded.
and the nurses and doctora are working
heroically at the terrible, shrapnel-mangled
limbs. We tak all we are able in
the care back to Arraa atatlon. where
they are entrained.
"Knterlng Arras again, we learn that
11 the men between IS and 48 have been
ordered to leave town. They are already
atreanilng out on foot for 8t Pol. and
we Join them, also afoot.
This
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through Alowt toward the Scheldt.
"The previous attacks of the Germans
on the river were all made under, cover of
violent artillery assaults, which repeat
edly proved futile. The last of these open
attacks was jn Monday evening and waa
defeated by the vigorous defense of tha
allies.
B rid ae, Ball tn Nlt.
"After thle defeat the CTermana changed
their tactics. Instead ot making an ad
vance In force on the ichoonaerde posl
tlon they crept up during the night to
wards a riverside point further eaat
Here they threw across a pontoon bridge
and at 6 o'clock this morning about 800
Infantrymen were seen crossing under
cover of a heavy artillery fire.
"They were observed by the Belgian
imtrols who immediately opened fire. Th
defenders, however, were in very small
numliers and after accounting for a tew '
ot the advancing Infantry they withdrew
to the main Belgian lines.
"Simultaneously the Germans com
menced an action all along the river aide
line, extending from Termonde to Uyther
den, a few mllea east of Grembergen.
They met , with a vigorous defense, In
which both Ihe artillery and Infantry par
ticipated and at one point they were re
pulsed by a bayonet charge. Again the
enemy advanced, this time In augmented
strength and succeeded in breaking
through. ,
"During The morning the Germans
brought, up several batteries of heavy
guns. These outranged the Belgian ar
tillery and forced its retirement, but It
continued to harass the advancing in
fantry. It waa noticeable that a Taube
aeroplane directed the German operations.
"Aa soon as it became known that the
Germans had crossed the river the Bel
gians brought up trooaa to hold them
back under cover of batteries wMch were
shelling tho enemy's main position on the
enemy.
One Battery Forres Paaaaa.
"At 1.30 o'clock this afternoon a hotly
contested battle waa engaged along the
whole line.' The ' mitrailleuses played a
considerable part in tho fighting. Many
of those employed by the Belgians are
drawn by dogs, several of which I saw
lying wounded in the roadside.
' Subsequently the Germans mad des
perate efforts to bring their artillery
over the pontoon bridge. This waa
fiercely contested by the Belgians and two
guns were destroyed by shrapnel midway
across. One battery, however, succeeded
In forcing a passage. it was quickly
brought Into action and concentrate,! a
vigorous tiro on the area held by the
HelKlans to the cast of flerlaerre.
"After several hours of fierce fighting
the enemy brought up strong reinforce
ments from tho south. They threw large
bodies of Infantry o'ver th mhi.
bridge and, although many were swept
away by mltrallleures. a enn.MOT.Hi.
number succeeded In passing over. They
occupied house in Berlaerre and from
theae vantage point kept up a rifle fir
on th Belgian Infantry.
At th moment of sending thla di.
patch th batUe la still In progresa. Al
though they have not yet got any large
body of men, across the Scheldt the Ger
man, ar Ivldently making a determined
advance- with a view, no douht t
preaching Antwerp from the aouthwest."
JHrt Line of Defense Falls.
ANTWERP, Oct. S.(Via London.)
The Germans on Saturday spent sixteen
hours In a terrific artillery duel In an
effort to ford the Nethe. Th Belgians
held their ground magnificently, and
with great sacrifices prevented the Ger-
mans from crossing. The Germans were
ev,aenuy unwflllng to lose men In an
assault and decided to widen the breach
in the fortification by bombarding the
forts between the rivers Senn and
Scheldt, which wer unable to hold out
against th steady downpour of sK.ll.
Thus the first line of ntwerp'a de-
lenses was destroyed, yor the final at
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mi u-rnu ar hurrying 200,000
men to tne scene of battle from Alx La
inapene via Brussels.
i urn u-nnsni are MHaf
through the Belgian resistance Ilk th
boring of a tunnel through a mountain,
in which progress no mercy Is shown.
Whatever Interferes -Mllaaxa. churches,
achoola and factortaa ar wiped out wlta
steady precision.
Ml lea of Blacken Raima.
Th road from Brussels to Antwerp la
one line of blackened ruins. Some of the
towns. Including Termonde, have been
completely erased. The population fled
before the Germane Ilk Americans be
fore a prairie fire. An endless proces
sion of peasants and shopkeepers, young,
old and Invalids, with their chattels
loaded In hand carts and antlquldated
wagons, and followed by countlaaa chil
dren, dumbly pursuing their parents,
drlvm bellowing rattle, are slowly
moving la th direction of Antwerp's
cathedral tower. Thoy hav difficulty In
avoiding the numerous military trains
of 'guna, wagons and automobile rush
ing to th front, and occasionally they
hav to make way (or ambulance hast
ening toward the city with men wounded
In the flghtiag.
Th refugees, on ariivlntr In Antwerp,
ar cared for by the civil guards and boy
scouts and taken to th public buildings
and the German shops, which, contrary
to the accepted version, wer not de
stroyed, but were temporarily taken
over by th government. Therefugee
ar wall fed and laxa numbers ot th
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Th Ocrman atiella continually UIk
tb roada leading to Antwerp, and th
ezpiodlDv ahrapnel haa In com caaea
played havoo anion r tha peaaanta. Th
dead ar loft whera they fall and tha
wounded are placed In wagon and taken
along. In the city they ar placed In
charge of th local police, who have
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