Show TERRIFIC COMBAT IN IN CADRES WOOD french officer pictures fierce fight for possession of position near verdun COMMANDER LOATH TO LEAVE bring up rear of hit hia troops troop in retreat is I 1 cut off by shell shella and nevis never I 1 seen ain again parla an offic officer or who be has returned ft from the verdun front gave thin description for of the battle for the file posses ton of the burm wood the he affair of the carrea wood 1 Is we one of the most meet glor loua one episodes of the battle of verdun verdan the chanceum chass chan eurs seum who were charged with defending this part of the sector were under the m or dere dera of lieutenant ontario colonel bedont it was 7 15 in the mor morning etrig of february 7 20 nhea hot the germans b beno began i preparations tor far their attack the bombardment began with unusual violence rod and our or posts accord tag his to orders fell bade back on the rear first one hue where we awaited the attack A adorm of 0 iron beg began to DO pa pass over anew pt it w was as in ft fact et more mom the than A ter torn it was a deluge dal 19 our shelters even the tat constructed aad were demolished demoU abed about two the effects of th the bombardment were war tre madous there ther did pot not remain it a single shelter worthy of the name the next in command d to lieutenant colonel brimat was 0 seriously wounded and ninny many of 1 our day were war also ayn fia fought aught throughout through out the night nigh I 1 about five alra the enemy at ar tillery slacked locked its firt fire war we no DO in longer suffered buffered BO an is much uch the reason ot th athla wat that the germans were seem about abon to burl themselves on haumont Flau senat the front arout ranks ot of the enemy were dressed t in tape somewhat rim resembling embling ours ourn se and d they wore drw armless armlets similar to en thos these on our men am this thin ruse man w waa As quickly wen through sad ad they received eel red a warm warin welcome however they th I 1 were able to penetrate our first rna line trenches tr rich and ad asta establish blish themselves the there counterattack we were made ads by lu be during the whole night and after a he hot grer grenade mcle fighting our positions position were practically maintained on the twenty second the be bom be was waa resumed ad with the greatest violence toward midday we perceived large parties of the enemy who she miter after having advanced dad toward the wood of he anu mont out turned toward the course wood with the I 1 intention n e 1 of taking us in the rem rear ati all 0 our u i telephonic c tiona room la had ad been d doa m royed troyed t the h a evening here before and ad we w were e no along longer able to j communicate with the main body of our troops troop except by couriers many macy volunteered for service but man awe at them ever retry retried ned the german attack increased in ID violence the camay with very As u poll herfor I 1 fret forces to quit including A an en an ure tire new brigade down upon own ba I 1 about 8 30 p jn the sud ad denly became critical the ring nas a tightening itself ground around us eum the tier Q meet mans had even brought up a big go gun which wa waa the very cry heart of out our position it we was then than that I 1 was called to the post of lieutenant colonel loa drigot tt oles dies rather than be taken colonel colonal orient we was stories stationed in the me front line ims which he had bad not left since to the opening of the attack he be was leaning on his gun surrounded by corn core d nia i mandant 11 Uen duard vincent ad fand captain habiel IS I 1 but ful iuli 1 he be said nuil re to me tn 1 B few in more moments it will be Rec necessary emary to re the die or to be pike taken arm ner he we waited te it a little skills nod and zer added I 1 would d prefer 10 tile 7 the b lou chries beurn flowed down ills his cheeks and 4 ne U wept went tb the most hardened hard d of our lians eurs present at this scene I 1 re overwhelmed by emotion commard assured self that there the was nothing more A in 10 the shelter which could be of A any advantage kd vantage to the enemy all our archives and our plans pace had base beba burned 0 on the twenty first brat and ad the order to retreat on nas give given captain renouard mid at least let us try to A save borne a of these them brave it tri lows vur retreat begon began protected on an the look by a detach detachment cut of chass eure the bends of the column on leaving the wood were welcomed by a cro cross or alre from the come enemy a miles lieux it was of no use to attempt reply ply an and the fragments frag fram menta sent of the run abi which Is were war able to escape fic f fr aroid th that lone a rallied at element on the pa IRA brut une but of our second position colonel I 1 one grimit had wished to set at out among the last he was last seen me by a chasseur aho vho he was ret cut off with mas him by the die same storm of shells after the bombardment had temporarily 1 blackened keyed colonel delant made the eliass I eur ur leave first crying to him good by mid and good luck Us be rem tied until he nos certain that none came of his men nere am left la in the wood and but bus never been base seen been since |